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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
1840
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.159
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.159
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework) - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably.
Date
1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on fabric label, reverse
Inscription: "2013.31.159" (ink)
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "NANCY BOMBERGER / 1840 / MB FB PB FS IS BG IG MB AB EB MB SB MB" (embroidered thread)
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "When I am Dead and Buried And all my Bones are Rotten / When This You See Remember me Leist I Should be forgotten" (embroidered thread)
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "NANCY BOMBERGER" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Cross stitched
- Drawn work
- Dresden work
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
16.75 (W) x 59 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42.545 (W) x 149.86 (L)
Measurement Notes
Length includes fringe.