Prayer mat
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Linen and silk
Measurements
600 mm (W); 1330 mm (Length)
Place of origin
India
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18832
Summary
Small Susani prayer mat or hanging. 19th Century. Embroidered mainly in magenta and green silks with a narrow mihrab enclosing two floral sprays enclosed by wider borders of magenta flower heads within saz leaves. Worked on natural linen ground, of three linen strips joined. Oriental textile.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.