Towel

Woven Textile

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Towel

Entry/Object ID

1957.25.1

Description

Handwoven linen towel. It is woven with an M's and O's weave of linen singles. There are no laundry marks, and there are stitched-on hanging tabs.

Context

Made by Elizabeth Howe Goddard of Reading, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1957.25

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Goddard, Elizabeth Howe (1775-1825)

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Ms & Os

Warp

Average Warp Count

Warp Colors

White

Warp Materials

Linen

Weft

Weft Count

Weft Colors

White

Weft Materials

Linen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Towel, Face

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

23 in

Length

35 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spaulding, Cynthia Goddard (1804-1878)

Related Places

Place

Town

Reading

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America