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Towel (Show towel)
11/3/1840 (1840-1840)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2019.0032.047
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Tandy and Charles Hersch
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Object Number
2019.0032.047
Object Name
Towel (Show towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Lampeter, suburb of Lancaster
Date
11/3/1840 (1840-1840)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top edge
Inscription: “Rachel Lefeuc is my name And heaven / is my station Lampeter is my dwelling/ Place And christ is my Salvation / When I am dead and in my grave / And all my bones are rotten When / this you see remember me Unless / Im quite forgotten 1840 november 3”
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Cross stitched
Dimensions (inches)
17.325 (W) x 57.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.005 (W) x 146.05 (L)