A rare embroidered muslin tomb cover or quilt facing, probably Rabat, Moroccan, circa 1750. the ground worked with floss silk foliate repeats in single brick stitch, black silk gozeme, with replacement crimson velvet central band, edged with yellow and pink Spanish brocade, 210 by 123cm See 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Roderick Taylor p158 for a full page illustration of this textile. Provenance: the late Roderick Taylor collection .
A rare embroidered muslin tomb cover or quilt facing, probably Rabat, Moroccan, circa 1750. the ground worked with floss silk foliate repeats in single brick stitch, black silk gozeme, with replacement crimson velvet central band, edged with yellow and pink Spanish brocade, 210 by 123cm See 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Roderick Taylor p158 for a full page illustration of this textile. Provenance: the late Roderick Taylor collection .
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