a superb and, perhaps, unique 19th century Ottoman silk embroidery with metal thread. The composition of this very delicate and at the same time sophisticated silk textile is very big prayer field with a Mihrab. The central tree, unusually, combines branches of pomegranates and tulips. The two birds at the centre of the piece and the two at the top are from different species. The deep blue colour combined with the gold and yellow, appear to be a night time sky (in real life it is much nicer, the photos don´t do justice to this piece). This incredible Ottoman period is beautifully embroidered combining areas of heavy embroidery with others with very light and delicate drawing. The sequins are a latter addition, and we can removed them. You can buy this antique Ottoman textile directly from our web: https://www.nomada.biz/en/producto/antique-ottoman-silk-prayer-textile-f...