Towel of hand-woven linen crepe with 10" embroidered band at each end
- Title
- Towel of hand-woven linen crepe with 10" embroidered band at each end
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Donor
- Stevens, Blanche Whittier
- Description
- Towel of hand-woven linen crepe with 10" embroidered band at each end done in metallic threads and pinks, blues and green silks; variety of stitch-work and open-work mesh; edges of embroidered area is finished in gold braid with scalloped trim; designs are outlined.
- Motif
- Floral design
- Work Type
- towels
- Location
- Turkey
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1952.009.002
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Linen Silk Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Hand-woven 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. The light weight of the fabric made them dry more quickly.
