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Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and borders. Tied fringe. Roseland embroidered in script chain stitch.
towels
cotton (textile)
damask
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Towel
Towel, Hand
Cotton
Damask
Rose
Towel, Hand
Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),
Unknown
41 x 22 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.516.4
Title Hand Towel Accession Number 1970.516.1
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