In his diary Embajada a Tamorlan (Journal of a trip to Samarkand to the court of Timur in 1403 – 1406) written in 1406, Clavijo describes the clothes of the grandson of Temur Pir Muhammad (1374 – 1407), whom he met face-to-face: “This grandson of the ruler was dressed in accordance with the traditions.
He was wearing blue silk clothing with gold-embroidered circles on the back, chest and sleeves. His hat was covered with large pearls and precious stones, with a wonderful ruby on the top”. Later Bukhara became a traditional and most famous center for the production of this type of embroidery; this craft flourished there in the 19th century. Bukhara gold embroidery was the most developed at the time of Seid Abdul-Ahad Khan, who ruled in 1885 – 1911. The largest number of gold-embroidered objects in museum collections come from this period.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the Czech Republic" (Volume XVI) in the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections".
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