Crewelwork Jacket - S sesami-service made from heavy herringbone-weave hemp

made from heavy herringbone-weave hemp for durability

These textiles were prized for their warmth and beauty

The patterns woven into this cloth — likely floral or foliate

One of one · Early 1900s · Uzbekistan

Stretch cotton

Crewelwork Jacket - S sesami-service made from heavy herringbone-weave hempOne of one c. 18001900 Europe Provenance Cut from a 19th century crewelwork curtain panel, backed in satin and made to hang at a window of some consequence. Crewelwork embroidery worked in wool thread on a woven ground has its roots in the printed cottons arriving into Europe from India in the 17th century. European weavers, unable to replicate the fluid botanical patterns of Indian chintz by printing, began stitching them by hand instead. What