Hand Towel

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Hand Towel

Entry/Object ID

1983.004.002

Description

Rectangular hand towel, made of white "Huckaback" fabric, probably cotton. Woven design gives the fabric the appearance of small diamonds. Either short end of fabric finished by machine. Long sides have selvages. One short end is embroidered with stranded embroidery cotton in colours of pale pink, mauve, black, two shades of light blue, and two shades of green (flowers and small leaves). Embroidery techniques include Lazy-Daisy Stitch, Satin Stitch, Stem Stitch, and Cross Stitch.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 27-Jun-83 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Towel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

hand towel

Created By

Macknight, Elinore

Create Date

March 17, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 22, 2024