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Unknown Maker, Turkish

Towel

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Towel

Year

early 1900s

Medium

  • cotton,
  • silk,
  • metallic yarns; 2/2 twill weave,
  • supplementary warp loop pile,
  • embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton,
  • Silk,
  • metallic yarns; 2/2 twill weave,
  • supplementary warp loop pile,
  • embroidery

Materials

silk, metallic yarn, cotton

Geography

Place Made: Turkey; Place Made: Bursa

Dimensions

139.7 x 75.6 cm (55 x 29 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of John Davis Hatch in honor of Olivia Eggleston Phelps Stokes

Object Number

1991.013.2

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

The Needle's Excellence
Ottoman Embroideries
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000

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Unknown Maker, Turkish
Towel, early 1900s
Cotton, silk, metallic yarns; 2/2 twill weave, supplementary warp loop pile, embroidery
139.7 x 75.6 cm (55 x 29 3/4 inches)
Gift of John Davis Hatch in honor of Olivia Eggleston Phelps Stokes 1991.013.2

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