Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Lesbos, Mytilene

Towel

18th century

Linen and silk, plain weave self patterned by ground weft floats; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in Bosnian, flat, double running, running (pattern darning) twined double running, and satin stitches; edged with plied warp fringe with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk tassels

252.2 × 39.3 cm (99.3 × 15.5 in)