Antique Greek Island Embroidered Bag: C19th Greece decorative textile made around 1900

made around 1900

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This textile would benefit from bring professionally cleaned by a textile conservator

The silk embroidery is extremely well done and would have been worked by a professional workshop for export to Europe

leopards and lions attacking deer/antelope

Antique Greek Island Embroidered Bag: C19th Greece decorative textile made around 1900Item Details. A unique museum worthy traditionaly hand embroidered bag dating from the 19th century finely hand worked in silks and wools onto a hand woven linen ground. We believe the narrow embroidered strips that the bag has been made from were taken from earlier, possibly 18th century, traditional borders which have then been reworked into this bag. The elements within the embroidery echo those found in traditional Greek embroidery. The bag has