Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1987.091 |
Object Identification Number |
1987.091.003 |
Object Name |
Towel, Hand |
Donor |
Olsen, Caroline W. |
Description |
One of three matching "huck towels" (1987.091.002-.004). Rectangular, off-white towel made from coarse cotton. Plain, with no decoration. A piece of twill tape is centered at one of the short edges to allow the towel to be hung from a hook. The two long edges are machine hemmed. |
Dimensions |
W-19.5 L-26.5 inches |
Creation Date |
circa 1892 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/Jutland/Hirtshals |
Owned By |
Olsen, Johanne (née Thomsen) |
Used By |
Olsen, Johanne (née Thomsen) |
Material |
cotton/huck |
Associated People |
Olsen, Johanne (née Thomsen) |
Search Terms |
Olsen, Johanne (née Thomsen) huck towel hand towel Denmark Jutland Hirtshals Askov Minnesota |
Provenance |
These three towels (1987.091.002, .003 and .004) were brought to the U.S. by Johanne (née Thomsen) Olsen from Hirtshals, Jutland, Denmark, about 1892. Johanne later married Louis (formerly Lars) Olsen, a Danish immigrant from Sjælland. He immigrated to Chicago in 1895 and later became a rutabaga wholesale dealer in Askov, Minnesota. |
Images |
007\1987091003.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1987 |