Towel

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Date1759-1802

Medium/TechniqueLinen

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 36 1/2 in. × 25 in. (92.71 cm × 63.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Katherine Merle-Smith Thomas, 2010

Object numberW-4910

DescriptionRectangular linen towel with self fringe; towel ground made from unbleached and plain woven linen, 47 tpi. In both the warp and the weft, two threads dyed blue run parallel to the four edges. The break between the fabric and the fringe is reinforced with a whip-stitch at top and bottom. Marked in square [Algerian] eyelet stitch in the upper left corner "Wn."

MarkingsMarked in one corner: "Law 8". Marked in opposite corner: "W*n".

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