Towel

Towel

Name/Title

Towel

Entry/Object ID

1976.43.61

Description

Handwoven white linen towel. It is woven in an Ms and Os pattern of linen singles in both the warp and wef. There are linen tape loops at the center of 1 edge. There is a piece of cotton tape sewn into one corner with inked label, "C B Parmeter No. 4".

Context

Owned by Caroline Kent Parmenter of Calais, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1976.43

Source or Donor

Tarshi, Andrew, Tarshi, Susan, Gay, Olivia, Ancel, Janet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Kent Family Collection

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Ms & Os

Warp

Average Warp Count

36

Warp Colors

White

Warp Materials

Linen

Weft

Weft Count

36

Weft Colors

White

Weft Materials

Linen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Towel, Hand

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Towel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

22 in

Length

41 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Parmenter, Caroline B. Kent (1814-1904)

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America