Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1970.026.02
- Place of Origin:
- Corinth, VT
- Date:
- 1825-1850
- Description:
- Towel. Natural off-white color linen, woven in a Bronson (also called spot) weave pattern of diamonds. The sides are selvedge; the top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand; the top edge has a hanging loop of plain white cotton tape. The towel is marked in ink at the bottom edge: "Abigail B. Avery," and at the top edge with an indecipherable dark ink splotch.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-22 L-38.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a group of objects originally owned by Abigail B. Avery (1806-1883) of Corinth, VT, great-grandmother of the donor, Emma C. Cilley (1902-1986).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma C. Cilley
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