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Hand towel

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-21632

Description

Linen hand towel, white linen puckered towel w/ flat trim on edges. Puckered like a diaper weave. May have red or blue stripes --description applies to .3207-.3236.

Details

Descriptive Terms

towels
linen (material)
weaving
Linen
Woven
TOWEL, HAND

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

32 x 16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3212

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