Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1961.016.05
- Place of Origin:
- Bow, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1846
- Description:
- Towel. Owned by Adeline (Alexander) Sampson (1820-1899), Bow, NH; 1840-1846. Hand-woven linen with a Bronson (also called spot) weave pattern of circles imposed on a diamond grid; the circles are centered with a solid square. The warp is Z-spun cotton singles and the weft is Z-spun linen singles, both in a natural off-white color, although the linen changes to a more tan color about 5" above the bottom edge. The sides are selvedge and the top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand. The bottom edge is embellished with an applied fringe of white cotton with a netted header. The top edge has a cotton twill tape hanging loop stitched at the center. Note handwritten in ink on paper after 1910 by Lucy Jane (Sargent) Morgan (1833-1922) originally attached to towel: "This towell belonged / to my mothers youngest / sister before she married / in August 23 1846."
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-23.75 L-38 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Adeline (Alexander) Sampson (1820-1899), Bow, NH. Adeline (Alexander) Sampson was the youngest sister of Betsey (Alexander) Sargent, the great-grandmother of the donor, Ester P. Henshey (1884-1961).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Ester P. Henshey
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