Velvet and Metal-thread Embroidered Horse Blanket

Description:

Velvet and Metal-thread Embroidered Horse Blanket, Central Asia, c. 1870, 4 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.

Note: For a similar piece, please see Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections, p. 160.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

Good condition: very good metal thread embroidery; very good color, weave; backed with contemporaneous Ikat panels; abrasion in the upper silk velvet panel.


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