Towel End, c. 1800–1825. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Linen: plain weave ground; wool; metal thread: embroidery, chain stitch; silk: ribbon; overall: 37 x 43 cm (14 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.). This Russian embroidered panel was likely used to embellish the end of a bathing towel. Textiles of this type are valuable for their fine embroidery of ancient folk motifs, ritual significance, exemplification of the role of textiles in their society, and in this case, connection to a prominent woman collector, Natalia de Shabelsky, without whom this textile and others like it might h
Towel End, c. 1800–1825. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Linen: plain weave ground; wool; metal thread: embroidery, chain stitch; silk: ribbon; overall: 37 x 43 cm (14 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.). This Russian embroidered panel was likely used to embellish the end of a bathing towel. Textiles of this type are valuable for their fine embroidery of ancient folk motifs, ritual significance, exemplification of the role of textiles in their society, and in this case, connection to a prominent woman collector, Natalia de Shabelsky, without whom this textile and others like it might have been lost.
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