Antique Ottoman Era Magenta Pink Silk Velvet Panel with Traditional Hand Applied Silver Braiding: C19th Algeria shawl Please see our other listings

Please see our other listings for more shawls from our collection

and dating from the 1970s or possibly 1980s

across bottom: 136cm

Prominently placed in a formal living room

acanthus leaves

Antique Ottoman Era Magenta Pink Silk Velvet Panel with Traditional Hand Applied Silver Braiding: C19th Algeria shawl Please see our other listingsThis textile shares significant characteristics with Ottoman Empire and Algerian embroidery traditions. While similar items are often labeled as 19th century Ottoman wall hangings or prayer rugs, its specific style is highly consistent with traditional Algerian "Fetla" or "Mejboud" silver or gold thread embroidery. The intricate, swirling gold colored threadwork is characteristic of Algerian Fetla, a traditional embroidery technique often used on