I purchased just the hand towel set for a newly painted guest bath. Perfect silver time. The raised, embossed pattern is very pretty — classic. They are not as thick as I imagined (4th photo). The raised weave is terry woven onto a flat woven base cloth like a linen dish towel. I have yet to wash them so can’t speak to durability. I am on the fence about buying the full towel set simply because they’re a bit thin. I love this look, though. While the raised weave is raised on both sides, there is definitely a “front” and a “back” because of the seaming of the base “towel” as you can see in the 3rd photo. If I purchase the full set or if they don’t wash well, I’ll update add a review ... so pretty!