Worked in Bokhara, this lovely silk embroidered suzani dates to around 1850 or a little earlier. Woven in four panels and then sewn together, the size is quite unusual as it lies somewhere between the usual full-size examples and the so-called smaller ''Nim-Suzanis''. It is a very elegant piece. Ascending palmettes and meandering vines and leaves embroidered in coloured silks are interlaced on an ivory cotton background. The colours are lovely, including a subtle burnt orange, magenta, greens, light blues and yellows. The outlines of the leaves and the meandering vines are drawn in a lovely gold silk in chainstitch technique which gives the composition a light and luxurious appearance. Note the lovely borders with a further range of flowering motifs which complement the field perfectly. It is a delightful piece which would add colour and charisma to your interior. Cherished over the generations, the silk embroidery is almost perfectly intact. The cotton background has had some conserva...