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Towel, Hand

Object Name:
Towel, Hand
Object ID:
1970.026.03
Place of Origin:
Corinth, VT
Date:
1825-1850
Description:
Towel. Plain-woven, machine-spun and -woven linen. All four edges are hemmed by hand, but two edges are stitched in an anachronistic manner with running stitches in tan thread.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
W-19.6 L-28 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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