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    Haslemere Educational Museum's Archive - Horsnaill Textiles Collection

    TH.2014.4

    Catalogue Number:

    TH.2014.4

    Name:

    Towel

    Location:

    Albania, Europe

    Date:

    1900?

    Material:

    Linen

    Techique:

    Hand woven

    Category:

    Textile

    Dimensions mm:

    455 x 530

    Description:

    Hand woven linen cloth, very fine, with cotton slub yarn woven in stripes, and fine embroidered border along the bottom edge, polychrome flowers, buds and leaves, using floss silk. Originally part of a towel? Around 1900/early 20th century. Albania or Turkey.