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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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.
second half of the 18th century
late 16th–early 17th century
16th century
19th century
19th century
late 19th century or early 20th century
Early 17th century
1580–1630
late 14th–early 15th century
16th–19th century