. "Towel or sash of linen embroidered with silk, Turkey, 1850-1855"@en . . "Towel or sash of linen embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line. The decoration at either end consists of three circular arrangements with a central star-like flower worked in metal thread surrounded by three curving sprays of leaves and pink and blue blossoms."@en . . . . . "1850 / 1855, Turkey" . "0.70939999818801879883"^^ . . "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 . . . "4168-1856" . . . "1850 / 1855, Turkey" . "Towel or sash of linen embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line and with metal thread in satin stitch and double running in a line. The decoration at either end consists of three circular arrangements with a central star-like flower worked in metal thread surrounded by three curving sprays of leaves and pink and blue blossoms."@en . . "Towel or sash of linen embroidered with silk, Turkey, 1850-1855"@en . . "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 .