Towel
late 19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceTurkey
Medium/TechniqueFine linen plain weave embroidered with polychrome silk and gold
Dimensions48.26 x 134.62 cm (19 x 53 in.)
Credit LineGift of Fazal A. Chowdhry in honor of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar
Accession number2000.805
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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.
18th or 19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
19th century
19th century
Late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th century or early 20th century
19th century
late 16th–early 17th century
17th century
1736
late 18th century