Turkish Kilim Rug Pillow Case with Floral Motif

Red berries and curling leaves glow on a coal-black woven square.

This wool kilim pillow case with a floral motif from Bessarabia is from Bessarabia, Turkey, and dates to the 20th century. Bessarabia is a historic region between the Prut and Dniester rivers, now mostly in Moldova, and its woven textiles are known for floral designs. Square woven panel with a black ground and a bold pattern of cherry-like red fruit, a pale pink bloom and grey-green leaves with curling ribbons. The weave is flat and stepped at the edges, and the colors are muted. It is 18 inches wide and 19 long.

A little garden that refuses to fade.