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Towel
Polly Baker
1800-1825
Description
This early 19th-century linen towel was handwoven by Polly Baker of Fisherfield (now Newbury), New Hampshire. It has 2 selvedge edges and 2 hemmed edges. The 3/1 weave is patterned in bands which cross to form blocks of straight twill, point twill, and diamond twill patterns. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Polly Baker (Weaver)
Place of Origin
Newbury; New Hampshire; Merrimack; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.046.002
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Constance Dann Gallagher
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Object Number
2017.0019.046.002
Object Name
Towel
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Polly Baker (Weaver)
Place of Origin
Newbury; New Hampshire; Merrimack; New England; United States; North America
Date
1800-1825
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (twill)
Dimensions (inches)
26.25 (W) x 27.63 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66.675 (W) x 70.18 (L)