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Towel
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Towel

Late 19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceTurkey
Medium/TechniqueCoarse linen plain weave embroidered in polychrome silk and metallic thread
Dimensions41.91 x 113.03 cm (16 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Fazal A. Chowdhry in honor of Dr. Zekiye Suleyman Eglar
Accession number2000.806
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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.
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19th century
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19th century
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late 19th century or early 20th century
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