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Towel Rack

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1849

GUSN

GUSN-2984

Description

Wooden towel rack, low, composed of 2 hinged sections that fold flat; 'H' form with 3 bars, the top and bottom conforming to the squared stiles with incised lines; unpainted wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

racks (supporting devices)
mortise-and-tenon joints
joining
wood (plant material)
Wood
Brass
Mortise & Tenon
Unpainted
Rack, Towel

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30 x 30 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1464

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