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End of a towel
Algerian
Medium/Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
43 x 223 cm (16 15/16 x 87 13/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.23 x .43
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6293
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite linen or cotton: across the end is a deep border of very conventional flower forms; on the sides are narrow running borders, and down the middle a row of medallions, composed of very conventional plant forms. The piece is worked with a very great deal of violet silk and smaller touches of violet, pink, green, light brown, and light blue. Some of it consists of solid, and some of it consists of small eyelets bound on the edges.