European Ornamental Holiday Stocking

Red and cream streaks that look brushed on with a fast, confident hand.

This is an ornamental holiday stocking in suzani fabric. Suzani designs generally feature large floral medallions, vines and sun or moon shapes, worked in bright silk or cotton thread on a plain ground. A flat stocking in blurred, feathered stripes of red, cream and a flash of yellow. A narrow gold braid runs along the cuff, with a thin cream loop for hanging. The toe curves upward in a slim, pointed shape. It is 4 inches wide and 6 long.

Even the zigzags look like they are in a hurry.