Hand woven St. Nicholas Tapestry from Turkey. Made from natural fibers and wool, each color is meticulously hand dyed using herbs and plants from Turkey.
The result is a fabulous mix of colors and textures of deep blood reds,
vivid cobalt blues, greens and golds-blended and carefully selected with
old-world attention to detail.
This wonderful tapestry is hand woven by dedicated Turkish women into a
distinctive, classic, lasting St. Nicholas Tapestry. The rug is authenticated with a metal token from a Turkish Museum.
The rug is of Old St. Nicholas with his beard protruding slightly from the surface.
Size is approx. 20" by 15" with up to ½" deep pile.
Patara, Turkey is the birth place of St. Nicolas, the 4th century Byzantine
Bishop who later became the source of the legend of Santa Claus.
The legend of St. Nicholas (Noel Baba in Turkish) is believed to have begun
when St. Nicholas gave anonymous gifts to dowryless village girls. He would drop bags of coins down the chimneys of their houses, and this "gift from
heaven" would allow them to marry. He later became the patron saint of
sailors and children.
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