Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1977.047.36.2
- 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. Sides are selvedge and top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand. Remnants of a marking near one end, a partial "W" is worked in brown silk cross stitch (originally "L W").
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-25.5 L-34.75 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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