Early American Embroidered Show Towel

Embroidered on linen with nicely done florals in center, flanked by brightly colored designs to the exterior. 23.5" ht. x 9" wd. From the lifelong collection of Edythe and Donald Aukerman, Centerville

Late 18th or early 19th century American homespun linen ground with polychrome silk embroidered baskets of flowers on each end, 16 x 77" long. Condition small stain and a couple of edge pulls, VG.

Large Estate Group of Luxury Table Linens 19 Century and early 20 Century, American and European, including 95+ damask napkins many in sets, fancy linen Guest Hand Towels with embroidered decorations

American Arts & Crafts embroidered textile decorated with two seahorses in green, brown, and red thread. By repute exhibited at an early Minnesota State Fair Art Show.Diameter: 23 in.

Linen with cross stitched crown, initials and date "EB 1840". Fringe and hanging tabs. 56"l. 16.75"w.

A nice lot of embroidered and doily tablecloths, napkins, etc. Early American. Extremely detailed doily work on most of these handmade pieces; it is very clear somebody spent countless hours creating

Dated 1886. Natural linen with different stitch and knitting examples. Lettered in German with red thread, "Anna Appel for Remembrance of my schooltime 1886." 25"h. 17.5"w.

Second quarter 19th century, cotton thread on linen. Red and blue cross stitched flowers and roosters. "Susana Bricker" with openwork fringed bottom. 13.5"w. 64"l. And "1834 Esther Bauman". Some stitc

Group of textiles, including: folk art rug mounted on a frame 48"L x 34"W, 2 home-spun sheets with initials embroidered on them, 3 hand-embroidered show towels (one is dated 1822), blue and white chec

Antique early 19th century American embroidered sampler on linen. Includes alphabets, house and animals with foliage design, created circa 1830 by Agnes Thomson, aged 10. Good condition with surface w

CANADIAN DATED LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, embroidered, rectangular form, having applied fringe at top in a swag design with including initials "EM" and stars between the swags, initial

COLLECTION OF 75+ CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, AMERICAN SHOWS, EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY. SOME ANNOTATED. SNAPSHOT SIZE

Watercolor shows early American Woman sitting next to hearth, grinding coffee. cat on the floor. signed in lower right corner. comes in with oak frame. 14 x 15" overall dimension.

Early 19th Century Pennsylvania Show Towel. Susana Long 1823. Three panels with birds on tree and heart design. 14"w. x 46"l. not including fringe. Condition: Good with foxing.

Includes Deggellers Attractions, Mills Bros 3-Ring Circus 1964, Early American Home Remedies Medicine Show, Lowell Showboat, Moscow Circus

Antique doll. Early American composition head. Head shows crazing. Left arm needs to be reattached. Hand sewn leather arms and legs. Original dress and petticoat. 14” Circa 1850

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with cotton, silk and linen cross-stitch and darning stitch embroidery, rectangular, with 1" self-fringe at top, 44" top panel with 1 1/4" fringe ov

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with cotton, wool and silk cross-stitch, running-stitch, herringbone-stitch and overcast-stitch embroidery, rectangular, with hemmed right edge and

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, cotton and silk cross-stitch embroidery, fringe and tabs, rectangular, self-fringe along bottom, folded flap with self-fringe along top, selvage on

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with polychrome cotton cross-stitch and cotton tabs, rectangular, with each edge hemmed; at the top is an unusual motif with chevron-like flower ben

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with linen straight-stitch and stem-stitch embroidery, fringe and tabs, rectangular, with selvage top and bottom edges, sides turned under and hemme

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with cotton embroidery, line border, cotton fringe and buttonhole stitched tabs, rectangular, with selvage top edge, remaining edges hemmed, border

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWEL / SHOW TOWEL, with cotton cross-stitch embroidery, crocheted cotton, fringe and linen lace, rectangular, two panels joined by crocheted lace insert, the larger pa

AMERICAN LINEN PLAIN-WEAVE HAND TOWELS / SHOW TOWELS, LOT OF TWO, with cotton and silk cross-stitch embroidery, each rectangular, one with folded and knitted hand-made ric-rac that joins a hand-knitte