Long, rectangular tabby-woven, cotton and linen(?) towel, napkin or sash decorated with multicoloured embroidery at both shorter sides. The textile has been hemmed at thoses 2 ends. The decoration consists of 4 floral motifs above a floral band. The motifs are worked in a stitch resembling a half cross-stitch. They are coloured in green, brown, pale blue, 2 shades of pink, and gold-coloured metal strip. The borders are also worked in the paler green, the 2 pinks and the metal strip. The panel is decorated with faint bands created by using a slightly thicker weft.
sample (textileworking: needlework); textile
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