2000.0007.031 Towel, view 1
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Towel (Decorated hand towel)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1820-1830

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

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

  • Museum Object Number:

    2000.0007.031


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Object Number

2000.0007.031

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

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Found with towel; "No. 31 Door Towel / Barley corn weave - drawn work applied. Marked "M"" (handwritten)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

49.5 (L) , 14 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

125.73 (L) , 35.56 (W)

Measurement Notes

124 x 35 cms when measured by the Handweaving Study Group. Ends per inch: 32 Picks per inch: 38

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

[Book] Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
Dating undated towels: p. 46