Gail Martin Gallery Image Enlargement

Ancient, antique and ethnographic textiles
 Africa

 

SE186  KORAN COVER
UZBEKISTAN, SHARISABS  c. 1890
silk cross stitch embroidery, 14 ¼” X 20”; mounted size 18” X 23½”
overall good but some areas of embroidery show signs of wear however that does not detract from the appearance; used to cover a section of pages from  the Koran