Red and white reversible handwoven towel. Wide red stripes have woven flower pattern. Wide white stripe has narrow woven red stripes.
Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]
Acquisition
Accession
1972.060
Source or Donor
060 Mr. E. Glenn Noble
Acquisition Method
Gift
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
Width
17-1/2 in
Length
30-1/2 in
Location
Wall
South Wall
Room
Kitchen
Floor
First Floor
Building
Wildwood House
Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent
Provenance
Notes
The History of Turkey Red. Since the seventeenth century, traders had been bringing back vivid red printed fabrics from the East that didn't fade in sunlight or run in water. ... The chemical alizarin extracted from the roots of the madder plant is the vital ingredient for the production of mordanted red dyes.
