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Hand or Face Towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-11559

Description

Each is of square form with salvage on two sides and self fringe at the ends. It is woven in ecru linen with white cross bars that form squares.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
linen (material)
weaving
geometric patterns
Linen
Woven
Geometric
TOWEL

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.1757.1,2

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 x 21 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1757.1-2

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