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Accession Number 1980.5.43 Title towel Category Household Accessory Object Type towel Date Made 1903-1937 Place Made North America: Canada Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age not applicable Materials and Techniques flax; woven, jacquard, damask; embroidered, cutwork Measurements overall: 56 x 39.5 cm Description towel with scalloped short edges finished in closely-spaced buttonhole stitch in blue; 3 bands with thistle motif woven in damask; 1 edge embroidered with row of 3 trefoils in padded satin stitch and stemstitch in blue. Credit Line Donated by Mrs. (Edna) Gertrude Lambert