Towel scarf
Towel scarf of loosely woven linen embroidered with colored silks. The pattern consists of blossoms springing from foliations of various shapes symmetrically arranged, and detached floral sprays; it covers the whole of the ground with the exception of a narrow pillar-shaped space in the middle. The foliations are mostly dark red and blue, which are the dominatn colors of this embroidery. Borders and narrow fringe at each end.
- Date
- 19th century
- In our collection
- since August the 2nd, 2013 up to now
- Dimensions
- 17 x 109 in. (43.2 x 276.9 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Embroidery on linen with silk
- Price
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- Composition
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iron 64% copper 31% oxygen 4% zinc 0% cadmium 1%