Textiles (Needlework)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1820-1830
Linen; Cotton
Woven (compound), Embroidered, Cross stitched, Drawn work
2000.0007.031
Object Number2000.0007.031 |
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Textiles (Needlework)
Gift of Marguerite Porter Davison Collection of Pennsylvania Textiles; 1750-1850
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Probably.
1820-1830
1. Label; Found with towel; "No. 31 Door Towel / Barley corn weave - drawn work applied. Marked "M"" (handwritten)
Linen; Cotton
Woven (compound), Embroidered, Cross stitched, Drawn work
Hand-embroidered
49.5 (L) , 14 (W)
125.73 (L) , 35.56 (W)
124 x 35 cms when measured by the Handweaving Study Group. Ends per inch: 32 Picks per inch: 38
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[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