Bedspread; Sukkah Curtain; Torah Ark Curtain

Part of Kavesera, the set of luxurious bed-cover and pillows for wedding and childbirth bed, decorated with metal thread embroidery. The decoration has elaborate corner designs and central cartouche on red velvet. Several stitches and layers of stitches are used: Gold buttonhole stitch for thick flat outline, gold braid and chain stitch for finer line work, and gold threads couched and far apart to resemble lace or lattice work. In addition, thick gold threads are used to fill and raise some of the rosette shapes, and occasionally silver is used to increase the sparkle. Would hang in interior of sukkah or synagogue.