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Towel
Turkish
Late 18th–early 19th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Linen, embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 129.2 x 43.2 cm (50 7/8 x 17 in.); Length with fringe: 56 1/4 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Nicea Howard
Accession Number54.589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCream colored ground striped vertically, sheer (linen warp, silk weft) and solid (heavy silk warp and weft); at each end spray with two large conventionalized blossoms and smaller buds, repeated three times, embroidered with polychrome silks and silver metal thread; short twisted fringe on two ends; fragile, a number of holes and stains, embroidery silks quite faded.