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Towel
Turkish
Ottoman
19th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Fine linen embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
46.99 x 116.84 cm (18 1/2 x 46 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fazal A. Chowdhry in honor of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar
Accession Number2000.801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFine linen plain weave, embroidered with houses and plants in polychrome silk and metallic thread. Condition: embroidery and ground good; many small old food stains.
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.