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Towel, Hand

Object Name:
Towel, Hand
Object ID:
1997.016.10.3
Place of Origin:
Danville, NH
Date:
circa 1815
Description:
Towel. Owned by Jane Eaton (1793-1826), Danville, NH; c. 1815. White linen, hand-woven in M's and O's weave (resembling a honeycomb pattern); self-fringed across the bottom, hemmed at the top, and selvedge at the sides. Embroidered in dark blue silk cross stitches at center top: "J. E"; diamond between the two letters, 2.5" below the top edge. One of a set of five.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
W-20.75 L-37.75 inches
Provenance:
Owned by Jane (Eaton) French (1793-1826), of Danville, great-great-grandmother of the donor, Halcyon Hobbs Springer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Halcyon Hobbs Springer, in Memory of her grandmother, Minnie Douglas Smith
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