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Towel (possibly USA)

This is a Towel. We acquired it in 1986. Its technique is jacquard woven, 5 harness satin damask foundation with brocaded wefts. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Elna Lindborg Friedman.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft (including fringe): 100 × 49.5 cm (39 3/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

woven in center:"The Independence of the united States declared July 4, 1776", "Washington elected President of the Federal Union March 1789" and "E Pluribus Unum".

Cite this object as

Towel (possibly USA); Warp x Weft (including fringe): 100 × 49.5 cm (39 3/8 × 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Elna Lindborg Friedman; 1986-58-1

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