The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A horizontally long rectangular towel is embroidered with floral patterns in silk and glinting metallic threads. A large, plain cream center is framed by detailed borders: wide vertical bands on the sides and narrower horizontal bands at the top and bottom. Interlocking vines and stylized flowers in muted peach, blue, and yellow fill these borders. Reflective metallic thread highlights the pale green foliage, while small brown age spots mark the textile's surface.

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir)

1700s–1800s

Turkey

embroidery: silk and metal on cotton tabby ground
Average: 116.2 x 68.6 cm (45 3/4 x 27 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1249
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1249