Small hand towel made of linen damask with gorgeous embossing detail woven into the cloth. Antique. Drawn thread edged on short edges. Gorgeous design in tne weave both ends and a kind of faint basket weave pattern in tbe middle. I've collected dozens of these over the years. This is a good r ample with no issues

Rectangle about 32 cm long and 28 cm wide. These were what people used as hand towels before terry towelling came along. They can still be used for guests. I wouldn't hang them out for my teenage boys and girls.

Very old. Pure linen.. Not cotton. Fabric is strong. This linen damask fabric can't be bought anymore anywhere.It has a soft natural sheen that is entirely and only due to the fact that it's pure flax linen. Cotton never has this patina. You can only get these linens second hand.

Do not throw this in the wash with everything else. That's, stupid. Either wash with other vintage linen textiles in a very gentle short cycle, preferably in a lingerie bag or wash by hand.

Around 60 years old give or take a decade.