Unique Leather Carving Style, What Is It Called?

[oltoot]

I'm not sure but I think that before this style took the route described by Jimbob it came from the moors, originating as embroidery work on blankets and covers

[Jimbob]

I'm not sure but I think that before this style took the route described by Jimbob it came from the moors, originating as embroidery work on blankets and covers

That is absolutly correct.....the Islamic culture ( Moors ) has an abandunce of floral and very geometric patterns and designs in their portfolio!!

Southern Spain was invaded over and over again in the 13 and 14 hundreds by Islamic tribes and actually these Islamic cultures staid for a long time in Southern Spain...( Alhambra (spelling))) these ornamentail details later on found their way into the Spanish silver and leather work....which was brought over to the new world by the mighty Spanish Armada...( other artistic items as blankets and such...)

So it didnt take long after the early Califoniation, that these floral elements where to be mixed and copied with rather European floral art forms.

Many German and other Western European imigrants where fond of lether craft and brought these here to the good 'ol USA, which they then used pattern of known floral art some of em rather simple in shape and form.

That is the reason we cant really find a comon name for these styles...they are after all a long lasting form of mixed floral art form imported into the new world as we know it....hey, just what they say...this country is a melting pot....humans and art alike...guess that's why we love it sooo much !!

[Jimbob]

I googled >> early spanish floral designs << BINGO...just about simular to what the first pic in this thread was...

Now you all got me hooked to do more research, haha...loving it !!!

If anybody ever seen the book of "packing iron" lots of beatiful early California slim jim holsters with exactly this style of carving...Spanish floral carving...

Jimboob...