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Towel
Turkish
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
206 x 48 cm (81 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .48 x 2.06 including fringe
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession Number28.97
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: light neutral linen gauze. Design: conventional flowers and fruits forming end borders and side borders diminishing in width as they near the middle, worked with bluish-green, pinkish red, pale pinkish orange, yellow, green, blue, and neutral colored silk, and tarnished metal thread (metal wound on yellow silk). Narrow stripe of tarnished metal woven across ends, finished with tasseled fringe.