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1790-1830
GUSN-9162
Rectangular, off white linen; M's & O's weave in honeycomb pattern. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom; tape hanging tabs at top and bottom.
towels
hand weaving
linen (material)
geometric patterns
honeycomb
Towel
Towel, Hand
Linen
Woven
Geometric
Honeycomb
Towel, Hand
Corner: HW/[?] [remains not legible] [Hannah Williams according to Accession Book.]
Used At Old Homestead,
Possibly Williams, Hannah Davis, 1751-1844 (Maker)
Possibly Weld, Hannah Williams, 1781-1841 (Maker)
Roxbury, MA, USA
19.5 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Catherine W. Faucon
1928.998
Massachusetts (United States)
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