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    Haslemere Educational Museum's Archive - Horsnaill Textiles Collection

    TF.2014.2

    Catalogue Number:

    TF.2014.2

    Name:

    Linen piece

    Location:

    Albania, Europe

    Date:

    1900?

    Material:

    Linen

    Techique:

    woven

    Category:

    Piece

    Dimensions mm:

    455 x 530

    Description:

    Hand woven linen cloth, very fine, with cotton slub yarn woven in stripes. A fine embroidered border along the bottom edge in gold, beige, brown, lime, pink and slate blue threads of flowers, buds and leaves. This has been cut from a napkin or scarf, che vre. Loom width 455 mm. Reversible. Place could be Albania or Turkey.