Towel

1770s

Object PlaceLexington, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueLinen broken twill with linen plain weave tape and silk embroidery

Dimensions74.7 x 56.2 cm (29 7/16 x 22 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout

Accession number45.634

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ClassificationsTextiles

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ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945

late 18th century

Mary Drew Fifield

1713 (original bed hangings)

last quarter of the 18th century

late 18th–early 19th century

Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)

early 19th century

first quarter of the 18th century

mid 18th century

mid 18th century

around 1725

Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)

early 19th century

third quarter of the 18th century

second quarter of the 18th century