Towel of white linen bordered at both ends with drawn work in a wheat or vine-like design and hand-knotted lace ending in fringe
- Title
- Towel of white linen bordered at both ends with drawn work in a wheat or vine-like design and hand-knotted lace ending in fringe
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Towel of white linen bordered at both ends with drawn work in a wheat or vine-like design and hand-knotted lace ending in fringe; knotted lace in open-net with geometric patterns; chevron shaped hem with four triangles with fringed ends.
- Motif
- Wheat Net
- Work Type
- tea cloths
- Location
- Portugal
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1900.004.128
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Linen
- Technique
- Drawn work Hand-knotted lace Fringe Ajour lace
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Towels such as these were carried over the arms of waiters (servants) so that diners could wipe their hands during dinner.
