Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1961.016.01
- Creator:
- Alexander, Betsey (1797-1872)
- Place of Origin:
- Bow, NH
- Date:
- 1810-1819
- Description:
- Towel. Made and used by Betsey (Alexander) Sargent (1797-1872), Bow, NH; 1810-1819. Woven with a white linen warp and white cotton weft, in a diaper pattern of large diamonds. The sides are selvedge and the bottom edge is self-fringed, with the threads pulled together and knotted like netting. The top edge is hemmed by of hand and centered with a hanging loop linen tape. Marked in brown silk cross stitch near the top center: "B A / 7." The cotton threads are Z-twist singles; the twist of the linen could not be determined. Note handwritten in ink on paper after 1910 by Lucy Jane (Sargent) Morgan (1833-1922) originally attached to towel: "This towel was spun and / wove by my mother Betsey / Alexander Sargent before / she was married in / Sept 30 1819".
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-20.5 L-45 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Betsey Alexander (1797-1872) of Bow, NH, before her marriage to Andrew B. Sargent (1793-1868). Betsey (Alexander) Sargent was the great-grandmother of the donor, Ester P. Henshey (1884-1961).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Ester P. Henshey
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