Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1994.013.023 |
Object Name |
Towel, Dish |
Title |
Linen Tea Towel Advertising the McKay Bros. Store |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
1980s |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
White and red woven dish towel retailed at McKay's Drygoods store. The white weaving text within the red borders along the long sides reads "Made especially for McKay Brothers Owen Sound." |
Provenance |
Custom-woven for the McKay Brothers Drygoods store at Owen Sound, Grey County, in the 1980s. The store sold them to customers and they were located on Main Street. The item was last owned by Lillian May Burr of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Linen/Thread/Dye |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Tom McKay Brothers Burr, Lillian |
Subjects |
Towels |
Search Terms |
McKay Brothers Dry Goods Owen Sound Businesses |