Embroidered Textile Fragment
Amorgos, Cyclades group, Aegean Islands, Greece, 18th/early 19th century
Silk embroidery on linen
Ex–Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Santa Fe, NM
31” h x 27.5” w
Price: $1,400
A beautiful old fragment, most probably from Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades. The fragment, possibly from a bed curtain or cushion cover, features pairs of leaves embroidered in shades of brown, green, and pale orange.
Professionally mounted on a stretcher frame (1.5 inches deep). Age-related wear with some conservation.
