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Hand towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1845-1853

GUSN

GUSN-9122

Description

Rectangular, white linen damask; central coat of arms (Spanish?); floral and ribbon scrolls on either side. Large floral scrolls; lyre-like motifs on each end. Running floral border; netted self fringe ends.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
damask
fringe
jacquard
weaving
linen (material)
machine-made
coats of arms
crowns (headdresses)
floral patterns
Linen
Damask
Fringe
Woven
Jacquard
Coat-of-Arms
Crown
Floral
TOWEL, HAND

Inscription

Ink at corner: AMH Hull 6/Barcelona 1853

Associated Building

Used At USS Constitution,

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Barcelona, Spain

Accession Number

1941.279

Places

(Possibly)
(Possibly)

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