Turkish, Turkey

The line borders, narrow rectangular shape, and non-reversible stitching indicate that this textile was originally lined and used as a pillow or bolster cover. The palette and airy design suggest it was made in the late 18th or early 19th century.

This example is embellished in atma stitching—a particularly labor- and material-intensive technique most commonly found in Ottoman textiles of the late 17th to late 18th centuries.