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Towel

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Linen and silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal strip in double running, running (pattern darning), whipped stem, satin, and stem stitches; main warp plied fringe with silk tassels
Culture
Lésvos
Public Domain
Yes
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