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Title |
Holbrook-Palmer Hand Towel, c. 1926-1958 |
Object Name |
Towel, Hand |
Description |
Holbrook-Palmer Hand Towel, c. 1926-1958. Light pink linen hand towel with "OPH" embroidered 1-1/8" above drawn thread work, centered, at one end. Longer edges are selvaged; shorter edges finished with drawn thread work. |
Date |
c. 1926-1958 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Medium |
Textile |
Catalog Number |
2010.092.011B |
Dimensions |
H-22.75 W-15 inches |
Collection |
3D - Toilet Articles |
Inscription Text |
"OPH" (embroidered monogram, centered at one end) |
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 Estates Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer Holbrook-Palmer, Olive Linens |
Subjects |
Towels |
People |
Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer, Olive |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Atherton Heritage Association |