Towel (Decorated hand towel)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    Dina Speicher (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1908

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered, Cross stitched, Drawn work

  • Museum Object Number:

    2013.0031.173


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2013.0031.173

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)

Dina Speicher (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

From the "Nebraska" or "White Top" Amish community.

Date

1908

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Cross stitched, Drawn work

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

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