Hand Towel

Woven Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Hand Towel

Entry/Object ID

0050.005

Description

linen cloth with hem stitching

Textile Type

Towel

Context

Over the years, my mother Louise M. Baugher ordered linen fabric from Sears Roebuck and Co. to make table cloths and she would finish each table cloth with "hem stitching" as you see on this piece of cloth.

Cataloged By

Ruth Greenwalt

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0050

Source or Donor

Janet Baugher Downs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Louise Meyerhoeffer Baugher

Place

City

Goods Mill

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Width

16 in

Length

19 in

Materials

Material

Linen, Fabric

Material Notes

Unbleached

Color

White

Location

Location

Location

Bureau

Room

Funk-Kline Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

April 12, 2022

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 6, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 16, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 16, 2025

Provenance

Notes

made by Janet Louise Meyerhoeffer Baugher (1916-1979), mother of Janet Downs

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/13/2009

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

May 4, 2010

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 7, 2026