Linen Hand Towel

From collection Jonathan Fisher House Collection

Linen Hand Towel

Linen hand towel. Appears to be handwoven, with a small diamond pattern. There is an oval stamp in black ink with the name Mary Howland. Approximately 22 inches x 20 inches. A small card acccompanies the hand towel. It says "This belonged to my grandmother Mary Fisher Howland of Conway, Mass. Born 1772. Died 1849." Mary Fisher Howland was the Reverend Jonathan Fisher's sister. Card is missing as of November 2018.

Details

Hand towel.
Cloth 
Hand towel: Hand towel, cloth. Off-white with small dimond pattern. There is an oval image (ink) with the name "Mary [unreadable]." Folded: 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 ins. With it is a small card on which is stated: "This belonged to my grandmother Mary Fisher Howload of Co[unreadable] Mass. Born 1772 Died 1849."