AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ WOOL PRAYER PANEL... Lot n° 197

Of rectangular form, the beige ground applied with polychrome woolen patterns, the design comprising an elaborate arch in rococo style containing a large vase of flowers with foliate and architectural decoration containing houses on either side and above, surrounded by a similarly decorated border, fringed with tassels, later lining. 198 by 130 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE This type of appliqué textile hanging with a central mihrab panel would have been used in a campaign tent as the qibleh cloth. For a simpler design without the houses, see Roderick Taylor, Ottoman Embroidery, London 1993, p. 140.