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Towel (Decorated hand towel)
1820-1830
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2000.0007.031
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Marguerite Porter Davison Collection of Pennsylvania Textiles; 1750-1850
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Object Number
2000.0007.031
Object Name
Towel (Decorated hand towel)
Category
Textiles (Needlework) - Marguerite Porter Davison Collection
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably.
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Found with towel
Inscription: "No. 31 Door Towel / Barley corn weave - drawn work applied. Marked "M"" (handwritten)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
- Embroidered
- Cross stitched
- Drawn work
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
14 (W) x 49.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.56 (W) x 125.73 (L)
Measurement Notes
124 x 35 cms when measured by the Handweaving Study Group.
Ends per inch: 32 Picks per inch: 38
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
Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
• Dating undated towels: p. 46