Towel of cotton or linen crepe embroidered at the ends in 3 floral leaf medallions in metallic threads
- Title
- Towel of cotton or linen crepe embroidered at the ends in 3 floral leaf medallions in metallic threads
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Towel of cotton or linen crepe embroidered at the ends in 3 floral leaf medallions in metallic threads; edge is trimmed in a band of metallic threads and finished in a 2" knotted warp fringe.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
- Motif
- Floral - leaf medallions
- Work Type
- towels
- Location
- Anatolia >> Turkey Armenia
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1947.004.004
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton Crepe Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Hand-spun Hand-woven Fringe Embroidery
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Towels are used at Hammams, Turkish bath houses, and the rich looking embroidery would be a display of wealth.
