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Decoration from a towel
Russian
18th or early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 11.4 x 45.1 cm (4 1/2 x 17 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number31.167
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: white linen. Design: band with five lozenges in a stepped framework, each enclosing a Greek cross, with narrow geometric border above and below, worked in satin stitch, with reddish orange, neutral orange, green, neutral yellowish green, neutral yellow, light blue and gray silk, outlined in black silk. Two pieces sewed together. Alike on both sides.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Madame N. de Shabelsky