Circa 1890–1900
Lacework and embroidery sample books
Provenance: John Arietta, London, UK; found in a flea market in Paris
These Ottoman salesman sample books preserve a wide range of lacework and embroidery designs from late 19th-century Turkey, arranged as portable commercial reference pieces. The pages show individual patterns, borders, and stitched samples mounted for presentation, giving insight into textile production, taste, and trade at the turn of the century. Found in Paris and later with John Arietta in London, the group carries a layered collecting history appropriate to objects made for travel, selection, and exchange.
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Circa 1890–1900
Lacework and embroidery sample books
Provenance: John Arietta, London, UK; found in a flea market in Paris
These Ottoman salesman sample books preserve a wide range of lacework and embroidery designs from late 19th-century Turkey, arranged as portable commercial reference pieces. The pages show individual patterns, borders, and stitched samples mounted for presentation, giving insight into textile production, taste, and trade at the turn of the century. Found in Paris and later with John Arietta in London, the group carries a layered collecting history appropriate to objects made for travel, selection, and exchange.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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