Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Museum Object Number 2000.0007.060

Object Name

Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Collection

Marguerite Porter Davison Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Marguerite Porter Davison Collection of Pennsylvania Textiles; 1750-1850

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably.

Date

1820-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Top of towel; "EB" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (twill), Cross stitched, Embroidered, Drawn work

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

55 (L) , 16 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

139.7 (L) , 40.64 (W)

Measurement Notes

Ends per inch: 42 Picks per inch: 42

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] Jatcko, Sara A. 2007 The Love of Research and the Gift for New Weavings: The Work, Collections, and Legacy of Marguerite Porter Davison. 183 pages M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
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[Book] Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Dating undated towels: p. 46