A COTTON APPLIQUÉ HANGING, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3002394

Of rectangular form, the ground applied with red, white, green, blue and brown coarsely woven cotton, decoration in the form of an arch supported on either side on columns, stylized with a design of interlacing strapwork forming intricate geometric motifs within a border. Above this a panel of white calligraphy of Al-Basmallah in thuluth script on red ground, the uppermost panel with a band of red and blue interlocking palmettes.
190 by 90 cm.