Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 1977.047.35
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Large towel of natural off-white linen, with a Bronson weave pattern of gridded squares with a honeycomb pattern in the center of the squares. The sides are selvedge and the top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand. The top edge has a thread hanging loop covered with buttonhole stitches; the bottom edge is embellished with a netted fringe of white cotton. The cotton thread is two-ply S-twist; the linen thread is Z-twist single.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-22.5 L-47.6 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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