Hanging, 18th century

Large embroidered panel with a field filled with floral boteh forms and a deep border with open flower heads and curving vines and leaves. The field has an eight-pointed star in the center, surrounded by botehs composed of clusters of carnations, irises, roses and lilies. Strips of off-white hand-woven cotton are seamed together and heavily embroidered in blue, green, yellow, red, violet and taupe silks.