Wedding Towel
CultureTurkish
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumLinen plain weave with foil-wrapped silk, silk and foil embroidery, and gold knotted fringe
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 70 inches (63.5 x 177.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-297
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition history known at this time.
With Sadullah, Levy, and Mandil, Istanbul, Turkey, by 1935 [1];
Purchased from Sadullah, Levy, and Mandil, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01 Director's Office Records, Paul Gardner, box 4, folder 41, 1935 Sickman purchases en route. Before Laurence Sickman assumed his role as Curator of Asian Art in June 1935, he traveled through South Asia and the Middle East on his way from China to the U.S. This is one of several objects he purchased in Istanbul from Sadullah, Levy, and Mandil during this trip.
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