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Title |
Holbrook-Palmer Hand Towel, c. 1926-1958 |
Object Name |
Towel, Hand |
Description |
Holbrook-Palmer Hand Towel, c. 1926-1958. Holbrook-Palmer Collection. Rectangular beige-colored linen hand towel with hemstitched edge along top. Combined drawn thread work and satin-stitching along bottom edge in brick-like design. No stitching along side edges. Satin-stitched initials "OP" in diamond shape on middle bottom edge. |
Date |
c. 1926-1958 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Seamstress |
Medium |
Textile |
Catalog Number |
2010.092.031A |
Dimensions |
H-23.5 W-15.375 inches |
Collection |
3D - Toilet Articles |
Inscription Text |
"OP" (Embroidered in middle bottom edge) |
Provenance |
Olive Holbrook Palmer collection of items kept in locked cupboard at Holbrook-Palmer Park after being removed from carriage that is now part of SMCHA's collection. |
Notes |
[http://www.athertondames.org/holbrook-palmer-park-history/] "In 1926, Olive Holbrook Palmer inherited the property, then named Elmwood, and continued to use the residence as a summer home with her husband, Silas Palmer. Upon her death in 1958, Olive Holbrook-Palmer willed the property to the town of Atherton to be used as a recreational park. Her husband had life tenancy and upon his death, it reverted to the Town of Atherton. The Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation, a non-profit organization, was then established in 1968, to receive donations for developing the 22 acres into a viable and usable park." |
Search Terms |
Atherton Embroidery Estates Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer Holbrook-Palmer, Olive Household Linens Linen Linens Textiles Towel |
Subjects |
Bathrooms Embroidery Textiles Towels |
People |
Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer, Olive |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Atherton Heritage Association |