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Towel

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Woven towel with bands geometric patterning at both ends. One band is eleven inches, and the other is three and half inches.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1920–30
Medium
Medium: cotton, silk, metal-wrapped cotton Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary wefts; warp overspun Z
Dimensions
H x W: 130.5 x 31 cm (51 3/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Towel
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