Towel by Greece or Turkey, textile, 1701-1800

Towel

Greece or Turkey

Year
1701-1800
Medium
Linen and silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, flat twined double running, and satin stitches; plied warp fringe with knotted silk tassels
Dimensions
224.9 × 45 cm (88 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Greece

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