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Art Institute of Chicago

Towel

Unrecorded artist

16th century

Attribution
Italy
Medium
Five bands of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work with silk in Italian cross stitches and embroidered with silk in back stitches; alternating with four bands of linen, knotted square netting; embroidered with linen in darning stitches; edged with silk and linen, plain weave with extended ground weft fringe
Physical dimensions
108.2 × 63.8 cm (42 5/8 × 25 1/8 in.)
Credit line
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
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