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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.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, early 19th century |
|---|---|
| Date | c 1800– 1825 |
| Culture / Origin | Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century |
| Medium | plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims |
| Dimensions | Overall: 28 x 93 cm (11 x 36 5/8 in.) |
| Department | Textiles |
| Type | Embroidery |
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