Cotton, silk, metallic thread; embroideryexpand_more
Gift of funds from the Jenny Byfield Textile Fundexpand_more 2003.84
This image of the 17th century dinner party suggests that group napkins were once quite common. From Mongolia to Turkey, groups of honored guests were provided on special occasions with a single elaborate napkin. In urban areas the form seems to have disappeared by the end of the 18th century and this piece is a rare example.
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