fbpx

Hand towel

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1800-1840

GUSN

GUSN-9119

Description

Rectangular, off white plain weave linen; hemmed sides; selvage top and bottom. Cotton cord hanging tabs at each end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
hand weaving
linen (material)
tabby (textile)
Linen
Woven
Novelty Weave
TOWEL, HAND

Inscription

On attached paper tag: 192

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William F. Hopson

Accession Number

1941.753

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].