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Towel (Miniature decorated hand towel)
Christina Hess
1815
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christina Hess (Maker)
Place of Origin
Conestoga Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1967.1266
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1266
Object Name
Towel (Miniature decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Christina Hess (Maker)
Place of Origin
Conestoga Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top
Inscription: "Christina Hessin / C H / 1815"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
- Drawn work
- Dresden work
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
8.75 (W) x 23.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.225 (W) x 59.69 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1990 A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry.
• Published: p. 83.Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Published: p. 256, pl. 46. See p. 10 for genealogy; noted on p. 274, no. 392; pp. 10, 58 discussion of Christina HessBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 22, fig. 14Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Listed on p. 190, no. 305.Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 227, fig. 220.