Late 19th century
It is likely that the towel was originally white and formed part of a bride's dowry. The towel was purchased by Roelof Munneke during a trip to Istanbul sometime in 1968.
TRC 2019.0649
Towel
Textile Research Centre
Flax silk metal
Hand spun and woven cloth (plain weave) hand embroidery (filling stitch satin stitch plait stitch)