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Towel
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Towel

19th century
Object PlaceTurkey
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with gold and silver-toned metallic threads
Dimensions35.56 x 193.04 cm (14 x 76 in.)
Credit LineGift of Fazal A. Chowdhry in honor of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar
Accession number2000.804
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased about 1922 by the mother of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar in Tiflis, Georgian Republic, where she lived; inherited by Dr. Eglar from her mother's estate prior to World War II and brought to the USA; inherited in 1983 from Dr. Eglar's estate by her nephew, Fazal Chowdhry, the donor.
View: a,b,c
second half of the 18th century
Drawstring bag
late 16th–early 17th century
Pattern
Early 17th century
Table carpet
16th century
Cushion cover
1580–1630
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19th century
Restricted: For reference only
19th century
Restricted: For reference only
late 19th century or early 20th century
Sampler
Tamer Simpson
1745
Mitre
late 14th–early 15th century