Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1961.016.03
- Place of Origin:
- Bow, NH
- Date:
- 1815-1820
- Description:
- Towel. Owned by Betsey (Alexander) Sargent (1797-1872), Bow, NH; 1815-1820. Made of natural-colored linen, woven with a diamond twill pattern. The sides are selvedge; the ends are narrow-hemmed by hand. The bottom edge is embellished with a netted fringe of white cotton. Note handwritten in ink on paper after 1910 by Lucy Jane (Sargent) Morgan (1833-1922) originally attached to towel: "This towel was mothers / Betsey Alexander Sargent".
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-21.5 L-36.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Betsey Alexander (1797-1872) of Bow, NH, wife of 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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