Beschreibung:

A group of embroidered textiles and a Hereke silk and metal thread 'Yastik' cushion cover, Ottoman comprising of a ‘Yastik’ cushion cover, 19th century (102 by 58cm) (individual illustration), together with (group illustration - in clockwise direction from bottom left), an almost circular embroidered silk table cloth, pink flowering stem against a yellow ground, 19th century (94 by 87cm), a bag face, late 19th century (79 by 79cm), an embroidered cover border fragment with red and blue floral design, and complementary narrow borders, and narrow floral band at one end only (112 by 44cm), a similar cover fragment of blue and beige carnation motifs (125 by 36cm), two similar reversible embroidered towel ends, with bold flowering stems in orange and blue, with metal-thread highlights (28 by 44cm and 29 by 46cm), another cover fragment, with orange, lime green and blue motifs, with metal-thread detailing (132 by 35cm), a composite embroidered cover fragment, with central section with scrolling vine and large ogival flower heads, and a stylised carnation motif in the side bands (118 by 53cm), a napkin end fragment with delicate scrolls with orange and blue flowers (22 by 52cm), and a towel with two ends decorated with metal thread flower heads (113 by 43cm) (Qty 11) various sizes 19th century