Towel borders
| Title | Towel borders |
|---|---|
| Date | 1800–1850 19th century |
| Medium | Silk, linen |
| Classification | Textiles-Laces |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Brooklyn 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 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Towel borders” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800–1850. It is executed in silk, linen and classified as textiles-laces. In this archive it sits within the 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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The period
Dated to 1800–1850. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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