WHITE HANDTOWEL WITH 1911 EMBROIDERED AT BOTTOM.

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

WHITE HANDTOWEL WITH "1911" EMBROIDERED AT BOTTOM.

Entry/Object ID

96.43.1.1

Description

WHITE HANDTOWEL WITH "1911" EMBROIDERED AT BOTTOM. White cotton handtowel with "1911" embroidered on one end: open weave background with rows of alternating white fleur-de-lis and circles overall. 1" crochet insert attached 1 1/2" from one end and 1/8" crochet insert attached 1" from the other end of the towel. "1911" is cross-stitched 2 1/4" from the end with the larger crochet insert, at center using blue and pink cotton floss [not color fast]. Handtowel is in good physical condition but pink dye has transferred onto the white towel in several places around the "1911" embroidery. "1911".

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Search Terms

Household Accessory, Towels

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Towels