Antique Traditional Folk Art Embroidered Linen Curtain or Runner: C 19th Slovakia

Item Details.
A short curtain panel or runner with complicated and intricate pulled or drawn thread work.

Probably Slovakian and dating from the late 19th or early 20th century this is a mind boggling example of expertly executed drawn thread work.

The panel has a selvedge edge along the top and is finished with a handmade fringe which is stitched to the side and along the bottom edges.

A useful addition to a collection or could be stitched onto a plain linen panel to make a wallhanging or decorative panel. Alternatively the panel could be reprirposed into some beautiful cushions or pillows.

Please see our other listings for more panels from the same collection.

Measurements.
56 x 224cm

Condition.
In good antique condition with an overall patina of age and some tiny holes as you would expect of a domestic textile of this age that’s been used and passed down through the generations.