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Metadata
Object Name |
Scarf, Bureau |
Object ID # |
2013.43.2 |
Title |
Abraham A. Landis towel, 1901 |
Place of Origin |
Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Date |
1901 |
Material |
Linen |
Dimensions |
W-15.5 L-27.5 inches |
Description |
Homespun linen bureau scarf or towel, embroidered in red cross-stitch with the name and date "Abraham A. Landis 1901", at both ends. Simple fringe on each end. |
Provenance |
Made and inscribed in 1901 for three-year-old Abraham A. Landis (1898-1985) of Lower Salford Township, either by his mother Susan L. Alderfer Landis (1874-1962), or his aunt Annie L. Alderfer (Alderfer Landis) (1883-1969). Susan was married to Abraham M. Landis (1871-1956). Passed down to Abraham's daughter, the donor. In later life, Abraham's name is spelled "Abram" on his gravestone in the Salford Mennonite Cemetery. |
Source |
Gift of Russell & Rhoda Landis Bishop |
People |
Landis, Abram A., 1898-1985 Landis, Abraham M., 1871-1956 Landis, Annie L. Alderfer Alderfer, 1883-1969 Landis, Susan L. Alderfer, 1874-1962 |
Collection |
Textiles-Household |