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Towel End

Title	Towel End
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Silk, metal thread; embroidered
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Anonymous Gift, 1879
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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