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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Mary Stamm
1845
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Stamm (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.1158
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1158
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Stamm (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "IK AK I STAMM 1845 E STAMM IS ES / MARY STAMM / "as es ms Ls ms is is ds as ss / OEHBDDE" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
- Cross stitched
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
51.25 (W) x 16.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
130.175 (W) x 41.91 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 124, 125, fig.. 67Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Noted on p. 273, no. 361.Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Noted on p. 205: OEHBDDE meaning