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Dish towel

Dish towel
Object name 
Dish towel
Date 
ca. 1950
Medium 
Linen
Dimensions 
Overall: 28 3/4 x 16 in. ( 73 x 40.6 cm )
Description 
Linen dish towel with multicolor print of three men and two women gardening between to vines all surrounded by birds, snails and vegetables.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number 
2000.801
Marks 
printed: at the bottom right: "fabres" printed: on a round sticker label: "HAND PRINTED/ BY LEACOCK/ PURE LINEN"
Gallery Label 
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.