Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1977.047.36.1
- Date:
- 1775-1850
- Description:
- Towel of natural-colored linen, woven in a pattern of interlocking circles centered with a gridded square. The pattern is created by reversing the direction of a 3/1 twill. There are a lot of misses in the weft, where the shuttle skipped over threads it should have gone under. Sides are selvedge and the top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand. Marked "L W" in brown silk cross stitch at the center, near one hemmed edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-25 L-34.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by William L. Warren, the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- People:
- Warren, William L. (1912-1998)
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