Tepsi Örtüsü

Modern tepsi örtüsü. Modern tepsi örtüsü.

A tepsi örtüsü is a relatively small, generally round, embroidered tray cloth used in many parts of the former Ottoman Empire. It may be compared to the much larger floor spreads, called sofra and sofra bezi.

Sources:

  • KRODY, Sumru Belger (2000). Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery, The Textile Museum, Washington, cat. no. 41, pp. 82 and 143.
  • TAYLOR, Roderick (1993). Ottoman Embroidery, London: Interlinked Publishing Group, pp. 25-139 and pp. 123-129 in particular.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 25 June 2016).

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Last modified on Monday, 24 April 2017 12:26
Published in (Pre-) Modern Middle East and North Africa
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