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.

Towel scarf, 19th century

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Towel scarf
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30.23.65
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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.