Towel

Woven Textile

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Vermont Historical Society

Towel.

Name/Title

Towel

Entry/Object ID

1961.26.9

Description

Large white linen towel with fringe at one end and a tape for hanging at the center of the other end. The towel is woven in an Ms and Os weave, creating a honeycomb pattern.

Context

Made by Cynthia Bates Bisbee of Springfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1961.26

Source or Donor

Beckert, Mildred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Bisbee, Cynthia Bates (1786-1816)

Date made

circa 1800

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Ms & Os

Warp

Average Warp Count

44

Warp Colors

White

Warp Materials

Linen

Weft

Weft Count

36

Weft Colors

White

Weft Materials

Linen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

20-1/2 in

Length

38 in

Material

Linen, Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bisbee, Cynthia Bates (1786-1816)

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America