Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 2002.628.09
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Towel, woven in a huckaback weave resembling a honeycomb pattern, in natural-colored linen. Sides are selvedge and top and bottom edges are narrow-hemmed by hand. There are two warping errors that have messed up the pattern along the vertical. Faint remains of a cross-stitched marking in tan silk thread about 6" from one end: "C [or G]" and another letter that is indecipherable, then "14."
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-19.5 L-43 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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