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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Hetty Engel
1831
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hetty Engel (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1969.1156
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1156
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Hetty Engel (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1831
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "HEATTY ENGEL HE / EE / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / ESHT / 1831" (embroidered thread)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "69.1156" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "G69.1156" (graphite)
Type: Inscription
Location: On reverse of pocket hem
Inscription: "East 1" (ink, handwritten)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Cross stitched
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
18.75 (W) x 57 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
47.625 (W) x 144.78 (L)