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Maker(s):Worcester Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
Culture:American
Title:towel
Date Made:ca. 1900
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:textile: bleached (white) plain weave linen; polychrome (complimentary) woven-in silk? design
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Worcester
Measurements:Overall: 18 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 47 cm x 39.4 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2013.14.13
Credit Line:William T. Brandon Collection
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Towel made from bleached, plain weave linen with polychrome complimentary woven silk? weft design in two shades of blue, light green, orange, yellow, brown, black and red. These colors form a striped design of blue and yellow around all four sides. In the center, the design consists of an abstracted pine tree set within a landscape, with a sunset. The pine tree occupies the lower right hand corner of the central composition. Some staining. 18 ½” long (hemmed at both top and bottom) x 15 ½” wide (selvage width).

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; polychrome; Silk

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