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The cover has been finished with a fine lace and pinked silk decorative edge
Measurements: 2 metres wide X 173cm L
In good antique condition with some light marks which may be removed with careful cleaning
silk velvet which is very fine weight
Fine Antique Silk and Gilt Thread Embroidered Wedding Shawl or Cover: C18th Ottoman Turkey ecclesiastical textiles The cover has been finishedA very fine silk embroidered wedding shawl or cover dating from the mid 19th century and from Ottoman Turkey. Exquisitely hand embroidered in silks and gilt thread onto an ultra fine muslin. Backed at a later date in a fine gauze to support and give the shawl body and support. We think this was hand embroidered by a bride or her family as part of her wedding trousseau. This fine embroidery would benefit by being stretched and mounted, a service we are