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Hand towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-24407

Description

White linen hand towel w/ blue stripes and short fringed ends. Two blue stripes set against plain weave linen and flanked by raised linen stripes at either end. Weaving on main body of towel is circular.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
linen (material)
Linen
TOWEL, HAND

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5251

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