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Towel
Turkish
Ottoman
18th or 19th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Fine linen embroidered with polychrome silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
74.93 x 148.59 cm (29 1/2 x 58 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fazal A. Chowdhry in honor of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar
Accession Number2000.800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTurkish towel, fine linen plain weave, embroidered with fruit and leaves in metallic and polychrome silk thread. Condition: embroidery intact; several brown food stains; small holes along sides; export stamp.
ProvenancePurchased about 1922 by the mother of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar in Tiflis, Georgian Republic, where she lived; inherited by Dr. Eglar from her mother's estate prior to World War II and brought to the USA; inherited in 1983 from Dr. Eglar's estate by her nephew, Fazal Chowdhry, the donor.