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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Sara Hibner
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sara Hibner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
2000.0007.021
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Marguerite Porter Davison Collection of Pennsylvania Textiles; 1750-1850
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Object Number
2000.0007.021
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework) - Marguerite Porter Davison Collection
Creator (Role)
Sara Hibner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On drawn work panel
Inscription: "SARA HIBNER SARA HIBNER / DEN ELFTEN MERTZ 1832" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (twill)
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
- Cross stitched
- Drawn work
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
16 (W) x 52 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.64 (W) x 132.08 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measured by the Handweaver's Study Group:
129.5 x 41 cms.
Ends per inch: 48-50 Picks per inch: 36-40
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Thesis: Jatcko, Sara A. 2007 The Love of Research and the Gift for New Weavings: The Work, Collections, and Legacy of Marguerite Porter Davison. 183 pages M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• Described on p. 66, published on p. 142, fig. 7.Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Similar: p. 40, fig. 41