Object Number 1969.1155

Object Name

Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Maria Kral (Maker)
The Krall family settled in northern Lancaster County, in Elizabeth township. They were likely Mennonite, as their name is absent from local church records and about four miles west of Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, is Krall's Mennonite Meetinghouse, founded in 1811. (L. Minardi 5/29/2013)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probably Lancaster County based on family name.

Date

1800-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within embroidered design; "MARIA KRAL / MK" (embroidered thread)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; "G69.1155" (graphite)
3. Inscription; On reverse of pocket hem; "East 4" (ink, handwritten)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

64.25 (L) , 17.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

163.195 (L) , 43.815 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Noted on p. 273, no. 368.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• On the Krall family, see pp. 23-4.