9182 Tulip

Tulip TAP9182

Fully Woven Size 144 x 70
cms (56 x 27 inches)

It is almost impossible to
think of a more Dutch
flower than the Tulip, but
its origins lie in China.
Around 1000 AD they
were cultivated in what is
now Turkey. There is a
story of a Persian prince
Farhad, who was deeply in
love with the virgin Shirin.
One day he received the
erroneous message that
his beloved had died.
Overpowered with an
unbearable grief he
mounted his favourite
horse and galloped to his
death by jumping over the
rock cliffs. From his
numerous wounds blood
soaked the earth. And
suddenly one drop turned
into a Tulip, the symbol of
his perfect love. Looking
at the drop-shaped Tulip
bulb it is not difficult to
imagine the origin of this
story.