Antique Hand Painted Kalamkari Portrait Wall Hanging: C19th Persia tent hanging The suzani is in excellent

The suzani is in excellent condition for an antique textile

) which looks like appliqué but is in fact a complicated process where  shapes are cut out from the ground cloth and different colours pieces are inset inset to the space

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a service that we are pleased to offer from our textile conservation studio in the Cotswolds

We have two of these and the price quoted is for ONE panel

Antique Hand Painted Kalamkari Portrait Wall Hanging: C19th Persia tent hanging The suzani is in excellentDating from the 19th century 2 hand painted Kalamkari portrait panels depicting portraits of historic and mythical Persian Kings. This textile style is a famous Persian craft utilizing hand carved woodblocks and freehand illustrations on cotton. It was historically produced in Isfahan, particularly during the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. The rich earthy reds, browns, and blacks are derived from all natural vegetable and mineral pigments. Black lines