Object Number 2013.0031.169

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

Creator (Role)

Susana Bechtel (Maker)

Place of Origin

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; "1824 / SUSANA / BECHTEL" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

52 (L) , 13.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

132.08 (L) , 34.925 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 211, fig. 5-14.