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Embroidery

Turkish

Medium/Technique Cotton, linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions Overall: 141.6 x 38.1 cm (55 3/4 x 15 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.1259
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionUnbleached linen of crêpe weave; groups of heavy white cotton threads are woven in at intervals; on each end are borders of drawnwork, s-like forms and conventional flowers, worked with deep salmon pink, bright blue, green, pale yellow, black silk and narrow strips of silver gilt. The warp threads are twisted to form a scant fringe.