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Hand towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-24409

Description

White linen hand towel w/ red stripes faded pink and fringed ends. 6 stripes at either end: 4 clustered together, 2 spaced to create border. Plain white fringe, badly worn.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
linen (material)
Linen
TOWEL, HAND

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21.75 x 18 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5253

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