Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Towel

Towel

Unidentified Artist

Italian

Plain woven cotton or linen (imported) with inserts of linen gauze (possibly net) in shades of brown and white, embroidered in gold and white silk with stylized deer and hounds and vase motifs and branching leaves; vertical borders with castles, griffins, double-headed eagles and other heraldic motifs; silk embroidered border with loops on shades of gold

Cotton

Textile Arts