"Mizrah" – Beads - Europe, 19th century

A Mizrah with lions, angels and the name of God. embroidery with beads. Europe, 19th century.
Gray-brown cotton canvas, embroidered with silk, wool and beads.
The design of the embroidery is symmetrical: Two rampant lions standing on red flames, supporting a Star of David with the Tablets of the Law, two winged putti holding a golden crown. Under them, an inscription with God's name in black.
Height: 51.5cm, width: 53cm. Some stains.
See: Barbra Kirschenblatt-Gimblett and Cissy Grossman, Fabric of Jewish Life, New York, 1977, cat. No. 175.