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Fragment of a towel

Turkish

Medium/Technique Cotton and silk; embroidery
Dimensions 46 x 119 cm (18 1/8 x 46 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.19 x .46
Credit Line Gift of James William Paige
Accession Number83.248
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionDiaper weave of white cotton and silk; across one end is worked a conventional design with pink, blue, yellow, green and magenta silk and thin strips of silver gilt. Below this is a knotted fringe made of the warp threads.