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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
M. K.
1800-1870
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
M. K. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.1164
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1164
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
M. K. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably.
Date
1800-1870
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Within embroidered design
Inscription: "MK" (embroidered threads)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Cross stitched
- Knotted
- Braided
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
13.25 (W) x 49 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.655 (W) x 124.46 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 30, fig. 15.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 126,127, fig. 68Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 134, fig. 73Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Noted on p. 273, no. 366.