Beautiful Vintage Hand Embroidered Cotton Suzani earthenware mottled sky blue on the

mottled sky blue on the exterior and aqua on the interior--a striking combination

I would be reluctant to actually use these as plates

I love the various framing devices that position the woman—who

and would work as a wall-hung vase or a small planter

Beautiful Vintage Hand Embroidered Cotton Suzani earthenware mottled sky blue on theThere are so many gorgeous textiles out there from so many places; I am doing my best to learn about things as I find them, but am far from an expert! This beautiful piece, featuring extensive hand embroidery on cotton and a quilted border, I believe is a Suzani, a form traditional to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries ("Suzani" comes from the Persian "Suzan", meaning needle.) With mirrors at the center of the central