Towel. Linen. Crepe weave, cross stitch embroidery. White, rose and gold. Towel of crepe linen with border embroidery of cross stitch. End border 2½ inch band floral motif. End ⅓ of each side has ½ inch band of embroidery, venter of sides, plain. Gold emb. threads have faded onto background and rose yarn emb. January 1969 condit. good. 48 inches by 31 inches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Western Balkans
Verbatim coll. place:
EUROPE
Culture or time period:
European
Materials:
Linen (material) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works), Scarves (costume accessories), and Towels
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)