Object Number 2000.0007.022

Object Name

Towel (Decorated hand towel)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

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

1820-1840

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

48 (L) , 17.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

121.92 (L) , 44.45 (W)

Measurement Notes

When measured by the Handweaving Study Group the piece measured 122 x 31.2 cms. Ends per inch: 30 Picks per inch: 26-28

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