2013.0031.163 Towel, view 1, after conservation treatment
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Towel (Decorated hand towel)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1845

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched, Drawn work, Dresden work

  • Museum Object Number:

    2013.0031.163


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2013.0031.163

Object Name

Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probably worked in Elizabethtown where Elisabeth lived.

Date

1845

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched, Drawn work, Dresden work

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
Published: fig. 33, p.30
[Book] Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
Published: cover, jacket detail; p. 187, fig 371 detail