Needlework Embroidered Show Towel

Description:

Needlework Embroidered Show Towel, Catherine Derr, Berks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1855),made for the memory of Catherine's husband John Henry Derr, composed of pictorial devices including peacocks and foliate devices, and rows of verse, and identifying information, 57 x 18 in.

Provenance: Fred Koch; Rose Anna and John Kolar.
Estimate $300-500


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