Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1955.166
- Place of Origin:
- Holyoke, MA
- Date:
- 1881
- Description:
- Towel. Machine woven at an unidentified factory in Holyoke, MA; 1881. Natural-colored linen, woven is a diamond diaper pattern, with patterned stripes at the ends in red and brown. Narrow stripes of red in a chain pattern border the sides, which are selvedge. The ends are self-fringed and tied in groups to form tassels. Inscribed in ink in one corner: "M.L.D. 1881."
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-19 L-38.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the wedding furnishings purchased by Mary L. Durkee (1854-193?) of South Deerfield, MA, prior to her marriage to Charles C. Robertson in December 1881. It was given to the donor, Dorothie K. Morgan (1903-1997), with other Durkee family textiles prior to her marriage in 1927, by Mary L. (Durkee) Robertson (1854-193?), who was also born and raised in Lebanon.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dorothie K. Morgan
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