TOWEL, HAND, BEIGE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TOWEL, HAND, BEIGE

Entry/Object ID

80.22.1.6

Description

Hand towel: Beige Madeira linen with hand appliqued and embroidered design on one end. Design is flowers and leaves with cutwork lines on either side. Center flowers are appliqued with pink linen and the leaves are appliqued with blue linen. Additional flowers and leaves are embroidered around the center flower using blue embroidery thread. There is a 1 1/8" pink linen border on both ends. Towel has been heavily starched and colors are somewhat faded. Physical condition and appearance is good.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Towels

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Towels, House furnishings, Textile fabrics

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Towels