Explore the CollectionTowel

Measurements
38cm x 17.5cm
Place of Origin
Greece
Historical Period/Date
19th Century
Registration Number
1999-005
Donated/Purchased
Donated
Techniques
Double Running Embroidery,Tent Stitch,
Objects
Bath Linen,Household Textiles,Towels,

Physical Description

Towel end from Argyrokastro, a town in northern Epirus showing typical needlework worked on fine cotton with coloured silk in half cross stitch and double running with silver thread. Floral decoration covers triangular corners with cypress tree (tree of life) surrounded by three birds.

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