At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours of 18th and 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but many have faded to pleasing pastel shades; often great quantities of metal thread were used. Napkins were mainly used to clean fingers during meals, but were also used as decoration and as covers. Their designs were consistently inventive.
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| - At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours of 18th and 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but many have faded to pleasing pastel shades; often great quantities of metal thread were used. Napkins were mainly used to clean fingers during meals, but were also used as decoration and as covers. Their designs were consistently inventive. (en)
- Towel or napkin woven with a linen and silk striped warp and with silk weft, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and combinations and with plate in satin stitch. The ground in light brown with three blocks of white silk stripes along either side. There is a narrow embroidered border along both ends and it extends a little way along the sides. This contains a meandering stem with stylised blossoms. Above this are three pink vases each containing three flowers and between the vases are single cypress trees. Metal thread. (en)
- Towel or napkin of linen and silk, embroidered with silk, Turkey, 1850-1855 (en)
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| - At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours of 18th and 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but many have faded to pleasing pastel shades; often great quantities of metal thread were used. Napkins were mainly used to clean fingers during meals, but were also used as decoration and as covers. Their designs were consistently inventive. (en)
- Towel or napkin woven with a linen and silk striped warp and with silk weft, embroidered with silk in double running stitch variations and combinations and with plate in satin stitch. The ground in light brown with three blocks of white silk stripes along either side. There is a narrow embroidered border along both ends and it extends a little way along the sides. This contains a meandering stem with stylised blossoms. Above this are three pink vases each containing three flowers and between the vases are single cypress trees. Metal thread. (en)
- Towel or napkin of linen and silk, embroidered with silk, Turkey, 1850-1855 (en)
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