Description (Physical description)
Rectangular hand towel of white cloth with a wide printed blue border of circular wheel-like and flower patterns along the top edge. Originally stored in a paper wrapper printed with red ribbon and wheel-like designs and stamped with three blue Japanese characters.
Event Date 25/2/2020
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Four tengui hand towels found with a note on the back of a catalogue card reading: "Hornell Collection / Not Entered"
Event Date 25/2/2020
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Tenugui (手拭い). Rectangular towel (1) of woven fabric, probably cotton or linen, with original paper packaging (2). Towel half white half blue with circular motifs, possibly cart wheels or 'genjiguruma' pattern, with flowers, probably cherry blossom or 'sakura'. Paper packaging with same designs in red, plus a bundle of ribbons tied together or 'noshi', a tied rope through the middle, and some Japanese characters in blue.
Event Date 25/4/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5950 | Freezing
Event Date 24/5/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan