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Title: | Bath Towel (Pestamal) |
Date: | c. 1800 |
Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Turkish |
Medium: | Linen plain weave with silk and silver thread embroidery in stem, satin, Turkish, and double-running stitches |
Dimensions: | 8 feet 10 inches × 60 inches (269.2 × 152.4 cm) Pattern Repeat: 7 x 6 1/4 inches (17.8 x 15.9 cm) Width (of each panel approximately): 20 inches (50.8 cm) |
Classification: | Textiles |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Miss Elizabeth W. Lewis, 1899 |
Accession Number: | 1899-231 |
Geography: | Made in Turkey, Asia |
Context: | Period: Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) |
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