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Towel
Yugoslavian
19th century
Object Place: Yugoslavia
Medium/Technique
Linen, embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 114.6 x 50.8 cm (45 1/8 x 20 in.); Length with fringe: 52 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Hekimian
Accession Number59.607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSheer, tabby-woven linen, with patterns of bands, lozenges and spots inlaid with white or dark blue cotton. Embroidered at ends with polychrome silks and gold yarns in fancy double stitches. Pattern shows a pair of flowering branches above a delicate flowering vine. Brown stains. Holes. Silks faded; gold yarns tarnished and worn. Short warp fringe at each end.