Towel
16th century (made)
| Place of origin |
This type of textile is usually described in English as a Perugia towel, deriving from tovaglie perugine. Tovaglia can be translated as tablecloth, and tovagliolo as napkin, but their use was in both ecclesiastical and secular contexts. Their functions included altar cloth and sacristy hand towel.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen in twill weave with supplementary cotton wefts |
| Brief description | woven linen, 1500s, Italian; Perugia, bands in blue, with deer and lions |
| Summary | This type of textile is usually described in English as a Perugia towel, deriving from tovaglie perugine. Tovaglia can be translated as tablecloth, and tovagliolo as napkin, but their use was in both ecclesiastical and secular contexts. Their functions included altar cloth and sacristy hand towel. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1018-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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