OTTOMAN HAND-EMBROIDERED SILK TAPESTRY. Silver and gold threads embroidered on a gold and taupe silk ground; centered with a medallion, the whole decorated in floral and borders of repetitive Arabic script. On a later silk backing - 95 in. x 67 in. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Grace Church, Washington, DC
Fraying and tearing throughout; dry threads; scattered stains to central section.