Antique Greek Island Embroidered Bag: C19th Greece decorative textile leopards and lions attacking deer/antelope

leopards and lions attacking deer/antelope

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

There are all over marks where something has been spilt in the past which may be removed with specialist cleaning

made around 1900

58 x 193cm (22

Antique Greek Island Embroidered Bag: C19th Greece decorative textile leopards and lions attacking deer/antelopeItem 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