Towel
date: label: Date
content: 16th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: White linen towel with narrow border design of conventionalized vine embroidered in red silk using cross-stitch, and two end bands embroidered with deflected element work showing symmetrical grotesque design of monkeys, dolphins, swans and figures in red silk thread. Red silk fringe on all four sides.
place: label: made in
content: Europe
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-27-1
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Towel
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 133.3 × 69.3 cm (52 1/2 × 27 5/16 in.)