Napkins, set 12, embroidered Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J., J.H. Timken N.d., ca. 1900-1920.

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Name/Title

Napkins, set 12, embroidered "Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J., J.H. Timken" N.d., ca. 1900-1920.

Entry/Object ID

2011.008.0001

Description

Napkins, set of twelve, embroidered "Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J., J.H. Timken" No date, circa 1900-1920. White patterned damask, 22" square. Name is centered. J.H. Timken was John Henry Timken, founder and proprietor of the hotel and who operated it with his family until World War I or just after it. Hotel name is found as Meyers as seen here and sometimes as Meyer's with the apostrophe.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.008

Source or Donor

Slade, Phila

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Phila Slade.

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1920

Notes

Date: 1900-1920

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-02-08