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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1974

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Towel (Croatia)

This is a Towel. It is dated 1920–30 and we acquired it in 1974. Its medium is cotton, silk, metal-wrapped cotton and its technique is plain weave with discontinuous supplementary wefts; warp overspun z. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 130.5 x 31 cm (51 3/8 x 12 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Towel (Croatia); cotton, silk, metal-wrapped cotton; H x W: 130.5 x 31 cm (51 3/8 x 12 3/16 in.); 1974-92-8

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