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Towel
American
1770s
Object Place: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen broken twill with linen plain weave tape and silk embroidery
Dimensions
74.7 x 56.2 cm (29 7/16 x 22 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout
Accession Number45.634
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite rectangular towel, diamond pattern, tape loop at top, remnants of brown "A W", selvedges at sides
ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945