Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Towel, Decorated Hand |
Object ID # |
2013.10.7 |
Other Name |
Show towel |
Title |
Mary H. Fretz decorated towel, 1846 |
Place of Origin |
Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Date |
1846 |
Material |
Linen |
Dimensions |
W-15.75 L-44.5 inches |
Description |
Decorated hand towel made and signed by Mary Fretz, of Hilltown Township, Bucks County, 1846. Fine red and light-brown (perhaps originally green) cross-stitched work, with traditional designs including an "O Edel Hertz" motif (O edel Hertz bedenk dein end - O noble Heart consider your end). Attached mill-made cotton fringe. |
Provenance |
Made by Mary H. Fretz (1832-1880) of Hilltown Township, Bucks Co. in 1846. Passed down to her niece Lizzie D. Fretz (1882-1970), and later to her nephew Clyde Y. Fretz also of Hilltown Township. |
Source |
Gift of Jeane Stutzman Fretz |
People |
Fretz, Mary H., 1832-1880 |
Collection |
Textiles-Towels, Decorated |