Towel

Woven Textile

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Towel

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1207

Description

Large, handwoven white linen towel in a spot weave. There is a hanger tab stitched to one end. It is marked both "E.G." and "Julia Hager."

Context

Owned by Elizabeth Goddard of Reading, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Spot

Warp

Average Warp Count

Warp Materials

Linen

Weft

Weft Count

Weft Materials

Linen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Towel, Bath

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Towel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

43-1/2 in

Width

27-1/2 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Goddard, Elizabeth Howe (1775-1825)

Person or Organization

Rugg, Julia Augusta Goddard Hager (1853-1923)

Related Places

Place

Town

Reading

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America