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Catalog Number |
1976.1.0835.2.1 |
Object Name |
Towel, Bath |
Description |
One of 8 cream / beige linen bath towels with a "huck" weave and muted damask design. This set of towels has a floral scrollwork damask design along the lower third of the towel. There is an embroidered monogram, "Blithewold", that sits just above the damask design. One narrow band of drawn thread work creates a border about 1-inch from edge of towel. Huck Toweling refers to the fabric weave, popular in the early 1900s. It has double threaded vertical loops in brick-like rows across the fabric. Thought to increase absorbency. Most often referred to as Monk's Cloth today. These towels appear to be part of a larger set that all have "Blithewold" embroidered on the towel, same font, same size, and location, but vary in length and have different damask designs. See 1976.1.0835.1-.11 (clover leaf), 1976.1.0835.2.1-8 (floral) scrollwork, and 1976.1.0835.3.1-6 (flowers / floral). |
Materials |
Cotton/Linen |
Condition |
Poor |
Search Terms |
Linens Towel Embroidery Monogram Flowers Floral |
Catalog Sub-category |
Toilet Article |