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Embroidered Towel (Peshkir)

19th century

Turkey, 19th century

Medium
embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground
Measurements
Overall: 121 x 63.5 cm (47 5/8 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1262
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A silk and cotton embroidery on a horizontal, rectangular cloth features a cream-colored ground with faint brownish spots near the center. On our left and right ends, floral patterns are worked in primarily muted red, blue, green, and yellow threads. These designs, featuring curved stems with small flowers and leaves, are arranged symmetrically at the corners and centers. Long, pinkish-brown fringe borders both short sides of the fabric.

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir)

19th century

Turkey, 19th century

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