Exhibition description

Wedding towel.

Linen wedding towel. Early 20th century, Dikanka region. The central part of the towel and part of the bottom are embroidered with black and red threads using a cross-stitch technique. The ornament is floral. The main area of the towel is made of white-on-white lace, depicting the tree of life (a vase with flowers facing upwards, several flowers facing downwards). The pattern is double-sided. The bottom is decorated with cutwork embroidery - transparent white stitching with geometric ornaments consisting of cut-out empty squares. There are three teeth on each edge of the towel.