Towel border
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Towel border

TitleTowel border
Date1800–1850 19th century
MediumLinen, silk
ClassificationTextiles-Laces
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBrooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of her mother, Elizabeth Greenman Stillman, 1931
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationOrnithological plates

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“Towel border” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800–1850. It is executed in linen, silk and classified as textiles-laces. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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