Owner : Levi B. Baumann

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Item Name	Show Towel	Image1
Other Owner(s)	Baumann, Daniel B. Baumann, Esther B. Baumann, Barbara B. Baumann, Joshua B. Baumann, Peter B. Baumann, Anna B. Baumann, Henry B. Baumann, Elizabeth B. (Lizzie) Baumann, Magdalena B. Baumann, Mary B. (Maria) Baumann, Samuel B.
Category	Artifacts
Year	Early: 1878 - Late: 1878
Description	Embroidered white woven linen towel. Hand-stitched designs include: floral designs, hearts, vertical lines of vines, strawberries, peacocks, the date "1878", the alphabet (J is missing) and the name "ESTER BAUMAN". As well the bottom two thirds deal with a Bowman family genealogy: DANIEL B BOWMAN IS / BORN THE 6 (?) APRIL 1840 / HENRY B BOWMAN IS / BORN THE 3 APRIL 1842 / MARY B BOWMAN IS / BORN THE 22 NOVEMBER 1843 / BARBARA B BOWMAN IS / BORN THE _ JUNE 1845 / PETER B BOWMAN IS BORN/ THE 21(?) OCTOBER 1846/ MAGEDLENA B BOWMAN IS/ BORN THE 12 NOVEMBER 1848/ LEVI BOWMAN IS BORN/ THE 3 IULE 1851/ ELIZABETH E BOWMAN IS/ BORN THE I_AUGUST 1853/ ANNA B BOWMAN IS/ BORN THE 11 (?) JANUARY 185_/JOSHUA B BOWMAN IS/ BORN THE 19 OCTOBER 1856/ ESTER B BOWMAN IS BORN/ THE 13 JUNE 18_/ SAMUEL B BOWMAN IS BORN/ THE 2 AUGUST 1861; "OEHBDDE" meaning "O Edel Herz Bedenk Dein End" ("Oh Noble Heart, Consider Thy End") also appears. Needlepoint techniques use to create the white, red, green and orange designs in this towel are: overcast and cross-stitching as well as fringing.
Collection	Joseph Schneider Haus Museum Contact : 466 Queen St. S. Kitchener 519-742-7752 www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Accession No.	1984.028.147

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