Ottoman embroidery

Autumn gardens are lovely riots of color, unlike the quiet spring gardens of pastel flowers. Acres of pumpkins and fields of asters and sunflowers. Today, I wish to write about another garden: “The Sultan’s Garden”, an exhibition at The Textile Museum of Washington, D.C., through March 10, 2013. Opening reception for The Sultan’s Garden at the Textile Museum Art of the Ottoman Empire exemplifies the wealth and influence of an empire that spanned three continents and seven centuries…

Starched & Crumpled on Instagram: "SOLD🔴 Very beautiful 19th century Ottoman large hand embroidered hammam towel in excellent, unused condition. Bold floral motifs at both ends. Looped cotton and fine hand loomed cotton. Silk and gold metallic hand embroidery. It measures 95cms x 150cms. Swipe for more photos. £425. Comment sold to buy. #antiquetextiles #ottomanembroidery #ottomantextiles #embroideredtowel #decorativeantiquetextiles"

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Starched & Crumpled on Instagram: "SOLD🔴 Beautiful hand embroidered late 19th century Ottoman towel with gold-work embroidery at each end. In unused condition with uncut ends. A little dusty from storage. It measures 55cms x 120cms. Swipe for more photos. £110. Comment sold to buy. #ottomantowel #ottomantextiles #ottomanembroidery #goldworkembroidery"

Starched & Crumpled on Instagram: "SOLD🔴 Small ribbon- edged roundel made from a section of 18th century Ottoman hand embroidery. 17cms in diameter. A good document. Swipe for more photos. £45. Comment sold to buy. #ottomanembroidery #document #handembroidery #ottomantextiles #18thcentury"

Ottoman Embroidered Dress

Starched & Crumpled on Instagram: "Late 19th century / early 1900s Ottoman hand embroidered fine muslin shawl with oya lace and metal sequin edgings. Silk and gold metallic thread embroidery. In excellent condition with no damage. The muslin ground has a few pale storage marks (unlaundered). It measures 85cms x 90cms. Swipe for more photos. £320. Comment sold to buy. #antiquetextiles #ottomantextiles #handembroidery #19thcentury #ottomanembroidery #antiqueshawl"

Detail of gold embroidered work on vest Pirpiri, Ottoman, late 19th-early 20th century. Via KSU Museum.

Andy Lloyd on Instagram: "#antiquetextiles#ottomanart#art Happy new year to all the textile fans out there. Gorgeous early 18 c ottoman mirror cover that just arrived. Nice to see the old Ottoman customs stamp in the fourth picture. These embroideries were highly regarded and hence taxable 300 years ago"

Late 19th century Ottoman (Turkey) silk floss and metal thread embroidered cover with a central medallion and floral branches on a gray-olive satin ground.