Turkish Suzani Pillow with Ikat Back

Flowers that look like fireworks, on a long cream cushion.

Turkish makers produced this suzani pillow with an ikat back in cotton and silk. Suzani embroidery is commonly associated with Central Asia and is often reworked into cushions. The front is embroidered with big blossoms in orange, red and yellow, with long, saw-edged leaves in blue and green spreading across a cream ground. The stitches are loose and flowing, with bright blue accents. The back is made of ikat. It is a long, slender bolster shape.

About twelve inches high and twenty-six long. Bright, bold and entirely unfussy.