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Embroidered Towel (Havlu)

Embroidered Towel (Havlu)

19th century

Turkey, 19th century

Embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé, and gold strip pushed through silk, bent and pressed into place, on cotton tabby ground

Average: 150.9 x 68.6 cm (59 7/16 x 27 in.)

Harold North Fowler Collection 1956.678

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Collection: 
T - Islamic
Department: 
Textiles
Type of artwork: 
Embroidery
Medium: 
Embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé, and gold strip pushed through silk, bent and pressed into place, on cotton tabby ground
Credit line: 
Harold North Fowler Collection

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