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AN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE PANEL
Lot 167

AN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE PANEL

NAXOS, CYCLADIC ISLANDS, GREECE, 18TH CENTURY

Closed12 September 2018

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GBP 13,750

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AN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE PANEL
NAXOS, CYCLADIC ISLANDS, GREECE, 18TH CENTURY
Silk embroidered linen, with repeating design of geometric medallions in two shades of red, backed, stretched
55 7/8 x 62 7/8 in. (142 x 160 cm.)

The Collection of a Greek family from Constantinople.
Acquired from Millner Manolatos, London, circa 2006.

Specialist note

This is a typical example of Naxiot embroidery - the red dyes being produced from a specific type of lichen gathered on the island. Having been the capital of the Cycladic islands from 1210 and centre of the Catholic religion in the area until the Renaissance period, when the Ottoman Empire occupied in 1579, textiles produced on Naxos reflect both Italianate and Mamluk inspirations in their design. The repeated motifs here are more Italianate than the stellar motifs typical of the island's production.