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Dish towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-173325

Description

Resist print (?) linen; white leafy tree on blue ground; nine red and brown robins sitting on branches; hemmed all around.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dish towels
linen (material)
printed textile materials
machine sewing (technique)
trees
Towel, Dish

Inscription

"IRISH LINEN/ROBIN TREE BY ULSTER REG.NO.5271/MADE IN IRELAND" (printed)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30 x 19 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather

Accession Number

1993.786

Places

Ireland (British Isles, Europe) [island]

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