Maker:

Elizabeth Witmer  Search this

Medium:

Medium: cotton on linen Technique: embroidered

Dimensions:

H x W: 160 × 40.5 cm (5 ft. 3 in. × 15 15/16 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Towel cover

Made in:

Pennsylvania, USA

Date:

1847

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Towel cover ornamented with name and date, birds, crowns, trees and four cross borders in zigzag design. Worked in cross stitch, fringe at upper and lower edges.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1941-98-86

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4550b5366-9df3-4045-a962-b658c55172d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1941-98-86