Hand Towel

Name/Title

Hand Towel

Entry/Object ID

1983.004.003

Description

Rectangular hand towel of white fabric (evenweave fabric, probably linen). There is a slight "slub" in fabric. Short ends of towel have had a pink border added by machine. Border colour is deeper at one end. At deeper-coloured end, white fabric has been embroidered with a basket and floral design. Done with stranded embroidery cotton in pale blue, pale green, golden yellow and peach-pink. Embroidery techniques include Stem Stitch, Satin Stitch, French Knots and Lazy-Daisy 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

Update Date

January 22, 2024