Object Number 1969.1160

Object Name

Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Elisabeth Sensenig (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probably.

Date

1824

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within embroidered design; "ELISABETH SENSENIG / 1824" (embroidered thread/holes)

Materials

Linen

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

18.5 (L) , 58.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

46.99 (L) , 149.225 (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. 274, no. 372.