Vintage Transylvanian Embroidery 135x49cm
£140.00
Vintage Transylvanian Embroidery 135x49cm
Antique wall hanging from the Kalotasezg region of Transylvania. Embroidered in red cotton on home loomed vintage cloth.Embroidered in "writing stitch". Traditionally one woman in the village, known as the writing woman, would draw the patterns on the cloth to be embroidered by others
Approx 1920-1940
Originally made as a wallhanging to be hung on an outer wall alongside a bed
In good condition
| Weight: | 0.7kg |
| Product Code: | trwh8. d33 w15 |