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(Production)
Linen towel embroidered with polychrome silks in darning, satin, eyelet and double running stitch. Silver metal thread is embroidered in darning and double running stitch. A design of asymmetric carnation sprays, a central flowering branch and striped birds.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 186 cm
Width: 47.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given
(1946-09-25)
by
de Menasce, George
18th-early 19th century
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
The asymmetric carnation sprays and the central flowering branch derive from the traditional designs of Ottoman towel ends. The striped birds are a local addition as figurative motifs are unlikely on work from mainland Turkey.
embroidery Silk embroidery Silver metal thread ground Linen
Weaving : Linen towel embroidered with polychrome silks in darning, satin, eyelet and double running stitch. Silver metal thread is embroidered in darning and double running stitch. A design of asymmetric carnation sprays, a central flowering branch and striped birds.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.46-1946
Primary reference Number: 110374
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Towel"
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