TOWEL, HAND, BLUE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TOWEL, HAND, BLUE

Entry/Object ID

80.22.1.5

Description

Hand towel: Blue Madeira linen with pulled thread and hand embroidered design on one end. Design is of flowers and vines. Large center flower is made by pulling the blue weftthreads to show the white warp threads. Vines are made with blue and white embroidery thread. Edges of towel are hand-rolled and stitched. Physical condition and appearance is good. Has been laundered.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Towels

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Towels, House furnishings, Textile fabrics

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Towels