Name/Title
TowelEntry/Object ID
1974.10.13Description
Linen towel in a pattern of M's and O's woven by Abigail Carpenter Gay (1771-1856) of New London, New Hampshire. Hemmed on all four sides with a linen tape loop sewn to the middle of one of the short ends.Made/Created
Artist
Gay, Abigail CarpenterDate made
1800 - 1830Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
This small towel also descended in the stepfamily of Nabby Gay. It is woven in the same M’s and O’s pattern as the coverlet woven by Betsy Ricker of Lebanon, Maine.