Towel, Hand
- Object Name:
- Towel, Hand
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.199
- Creator:
- Gage, Susannah (1788-1870)
- Place of Origin:
- Boscawen, NH
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Hand towel. Made and used by Susannah (Chandler) Gage (1788-1870), Boscawen, NH; c. 1800. White linen diamond pattern weave. Bottom edge is selvedge with remnants of fringe. Sides are selvedge. Top edge narrow-hemmed by hand; linen tape loop stitched to center. "Hand woven / by Susanna / Chandler Gage / wife of Richard / Gage Sr." written in pencil on rectangular piece of paper that was pinned to towel.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-22.5 L-33.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Made and used by Susannah (Chandler) Gage (1788-1870) of Boscawen, NH. From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts, the great-great-grand-daughter of Susannah Gage.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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