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1820-1847
GUSN-9082
Rectangular, brown linen; twill weave; woven brown stripes running top to bottom. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom; cotton cord hanging tabs at each end.
towels
cross-stitching
hand weaving
linen (material)
Towel
Towel, Hand
Towel, Hand
Cross-stitched at top center: MVH [(Margaret Van Tine Hathaway (1811-1892)]
Probably Hathaway, Margaret Van Tine, 1811-1892 (Maker)
22 3/4 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Winthrop Brown
1959.461B
Massachusetts (United States)
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