Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Linen towel: prairie schooner
Title
Linen towel: prairie schooner
Object name
Tea towel
Date
1941
Medium
Linen
Dimensions
Overall: 28 3/4 x 16 in. ( 73 x 40.6 cm )
Description
Linen printed tea towel with a garland enclosing a prairie family and a covered wagon drawn by an ox; printed in red, blue, green, yellow, and black; blue and red foliate border.
Credit Line
Gift of Leacock & Co., Inc.
Object Number
1941.653
Marks
printed: below image: "PRAIRIE SCHOONER"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
