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Towel

late 18th–early 19th century
Object PlaceLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen broken twill with silk cross-stitch embroidery
Dimensions84.6 x 41.6 cm (33 5/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout
Accession number45.637
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945
last quarter of the 18th century
about 1760
18th century
1476–1534
late 18th to early 19th century
1770s
A.D. 50–100
A.D. 1000–1476
late 19th–20th century
late 18th to early 19th century
late 18th century