Textile Item Number: M4.57 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cream coloured textile with center panel, and three strips on each side, of towel-like texture. Wide embroidered floral panels near each end in gold, green, blue, and pink. Narrow strip of open weave between embroidery and raw end.
History Of Use
Towelling
Item History
- Made in Turkey before 1918
- Collected during 1918
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- M4.57
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, silk fibre, metal, fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Overall
- height 107.5 cm, width 191.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Turkish
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- before 1918
- Collection Date
- during 1918
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2189/0144