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Towel

Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Lesbos, Mytilene · 18th century · Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, running (pattern darning), flat, satin, and stem stitches; main warp plied fringe

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects

textile needlework (visual works)silk (fiber)

Credit lineTowel. 18th century. Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Lesbos, Mytilene. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Burton Y. Berry. CC0.

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