Throw Pillow Covers

Throw Pillow Covers
Ethnographic collection / Furniture
Date made Circa 1920 - 1930

A pillowcase from the southern Hebron region, rectangular and made of beige and yellow cotton and linen. It is embroidered with dense tatreez (embroidery) comprised of plant and geometric shapes in the Fallahi (peasant) cross-stitch using orange, fuchsia, yellow, purple, and white silk threads.

Object details

Town
Hebron
Materials
Silk
Linen
Cotton
Width
36 cm
Length
94 cm
Use
Bedding