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Towel, Hand

Object Name:
Towel, Hand
Object ID:
2002.628.06
Date:
1800-1825
Description:
Towel, linen. Handwoven pattern weave, loop at one end for hanging. Fringe on three sides. Signed "Louisa Chadwick / No. 33." Towel of white linen, woven in a Bronson pattern of circles and lines arranged in bands. Sides and bottom edge are self-fringed; top edge is narrow-hemmed by hand; a cotton loop (looks like tape that has been folded in half and stitched) is stitched to top center edge.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
W-29.25 L-26.75 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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