Towel

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Towel

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.935

Description

Towel, one of a set of 6: linen, white, with woven diaper pattern of concentric diamonds known in the period as "goose-eye", "bird's-eye", or "fish-eye"; with attached tapes for hanging; embroidered: "PVC".

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Material

Tape, Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814)

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.933 - Towel - Part of set VC.58.934 - Towel - Part of set VC.58.936 - Towel - Part of set VC.58.937 - Towel - Part of set VC.58.938 - Towel - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

No work sheet in folder; just two 8 x 10 prints of photo.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of six

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 03B