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Part of a towel
Moroccan
Medium/Technique
Cotton and silk embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 46.5 cm (8 11/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of A. W. Longfellow
Accession Number11.1393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is of white cotton. On one end is worked with dull red silk, a border of diamonds and leaf-like forms set close together. Above this are conventional trees; the sides and ends are buttonholed. The embroidery is done with a stitch very similar to that used in the Italian punto tirato.