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Towel

Turkish
Late 18th–early 19th century
Object Place: Turkey

Medium/Technique Silk; embroidery
Dimensions Overall: 156.2 x 42.5 cm (61 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Nicea Howard
Accession Number54.591
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionEmbroidered towel; cream colored ground with vertical silk warp; border on two ends embroidered with polychrome silks and gold metal thread in repeat of conventionalized spray of carnations, tasseled fringe on two ends. Linen ground.