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89/753 Peskir (towel), embroidered linen, Yugoslavia, 1900-1930
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Object statement
Peskir (towel), embroidered linen, Yugoslavia, 1900-1930
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Sent to donor, Mrs Alfreda Marcovitch, by Milica Secerovic in the 1940s. Milica Secerovic wished to ensure the preservation of traditional material.

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Description
Peskir (towel), embroidered linen, Serbia, Yugoslavia, 1900-1930
Long scarf or towel of fine handwoven linen (platno fabric), with narrow rolled and buttonholed hem. Each end embroidered with three reversible floral motifs in silk and metallic thread, with narrow decorative border round outside edges.

Made: 1900 - 1930
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
89/753
Production date
1900 - 1930
Width
480 mm
Depth
1920 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Mrs A. Marcovitch, 1989

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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