Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1959.067.02
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Towel, early 1800s. Hand woven, white linen, hemmed at one end; half-inch ravelled border with 1" fringe at other end. Initials cross stitch embroidered in darker silk "MW"
Towel of natural-colored linen, handwoven in a huckaback weave (resembling a honecomb pattern) with Z-twist linen singles. The towel has a decorative lower edge consisting of a band of open warp threads, and then it is finished with self-fringe. The sides are selvedge, and the top is finished with a narrow, hand-stitched hem. The original tape loop that was stitched to the top center edge has torn off and is missing. The towel is marked in tan silk cross stitching, "M W" at the top center. - Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-21 L-36.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Woven in the Kelley family.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Harold Retter
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