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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 399251, member: 8267&quot;]Definitely needlepoint technique. The design and colors look like they are derived from traditional Caucasus kilims:</p><p><img src="https://www.minasian.com/wp-content/uploads/product_images/Antique-Caucasian-Kazak-Kilim-19742-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.minasian.com/caucasus-rugs/antique-caucasian-kazak-kilim-41098/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.minasian.com/caucasus-rugs/antique-caucasian-kazak-kilim-41098/" rel="nofollow">https://www.minasian.com/caucasus-rugs/antique-caucasian-kazak-kilim-41098/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Needlework of various types was a popular pastime for women in the 19th century (and earlier). And there was a revival of interest in oriental rugs in Europe and America in the last quarter of the 19th century, including tribal Caucasus rugs used in upholstery. (The popularity of such designs led traders to encourage Navajo weavers to incorporate similar designs in their rugs by the turn of the century.) Perhaps this was a self designed project inspired by rug designs, or perhaps it was published in a women&#039;s magazine, which often presented needlework patterns.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps the project was never finished, and was folded in storage since 1877, which would have protected the colors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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