Textiles · Catalog HV6DM8T6

Towel End

Embroidering the ends of everyday towels was a common folk tradition in many cultures because it displayed the skill of the mother or daughter who stitched them.

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Textiles · Catalog HV6DM8T6

Towel End

Unknown creator · c 1700s- 1800s

Embroidering the ends of everyday towels was a common folk tradition in many cultures because it displayed the skill of the mother or daughter who stitched them.

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Exact rights statement: CC0 1.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
Verification notes: The museum's official API record 112512 marks share_license_status as CC0 and supplies the matching web image. The exact object page, accession number 1931.132, API evidence, and institutional Open Access policy are retained. CC0 addresses copyright; the batch still receives general-audience and other-rights review.
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Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

Fragment of a Border with Standing and Seated Birds Amidst Vegetation

Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals

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