Towel, Wallhanging: Village 213, Quincy Illinois

The Quincy Tea Towel in a third party frame.: Donated to the HSQAC by Ardath Potts.
The Quincy Tea Towel in a third party frame.

Donated to the HSQAC by Ardath Potts.

Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging: Village 213, Quincy Illinois

Description

A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the many types of buildings found in a thriving early American village. This print from Country Prints’ line was customized by with text in the center field detailing the history of the town of Quincy, Illinois. The website for the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County (hsqac.org) erroneously states the artist is Ruth H., with Country Prints as the manufacturer. Other prints from this period with surviving Country Prints product tags designate this form as a runner.