Rectangular suzani textile composed of three long pieces of beige cotton fabric stitched together on the long edges. Textile is embroidered with silk thread. At centre is a large eight-point star with floral designs within and around the star. There are two small bands of repeating red flowers on a light grey-green vine within a red chain-stitched border. Between the two outer bands are large circular flowers, separated by a diagonal blue vine(?) with alternating yellow and red strip down the centre and small flower flanking each side.

• Narrative

  Given to the donors by a man in Jerusalem who owned several shops where he sold similar items. He said he collected the pieces himself, in the area around Jerusalem and in Jordan.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Uzbek
• Material cotton fibre, silk fibre
• Measurements height 218.0 cm, width 148.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Barbara Heller, Michael Karton
• Received from Barbara Heller, Michael Karton

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• Made in Uzbekistan

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• Ownership Date before April 17, 2019
• Acquisition Date on April 17, 2019

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3357/0002