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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 357390, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome to the forum, Jim5.</p><p>Nice tapestry, I love the colours. These were often used as piano scarves, as Greg said.</p><p>Could be either silk or rayon, here is a simple test to find out:</p><p><a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/2013/06/20/how-to-identify-fabrics-with-a-burn-test" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/2013/06/20/how-to-identify-fabrics-with-a-burn-test" rel="nofollow">http://www.threadsmagazine.com/2013/06/20/how-to-identify-fabrics-with-a-burn-test</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The writing is stylized Arabic calligraphy. These are called Persian, Turkish, Egyptian. On the safe side I would call it a general Ottoman style. Egypt and the Middle East were once part of the Ottoman empire, as well as Ottoman homeland Turkey. They could even have been made in several places.</p><p>You can take the description of the seller on 1stdibs with a grain of salt, these weren&#039;t made in Granada. It just conjures up a romantic image of Moorish Spain. The price is very fancy as well.</p><p>Here are some in the same style:</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99570738/antique-egyptian-tapestry-table-cover?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99570738/antique-egyptian-tapestry-table-cover?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-5" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/99570738/antique-egyptian-tapestry-table-cover?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-5</a></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/561960693/large-vintage-persian-mosque-tapestry?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-15" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/561960693/large-vintage-persian-mosque-tapestry?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-15" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/561960693/large-vintage-persian-mosque-tapestry?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=persian+tapestry+wall+hanging&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-15</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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