Hand embroidered Kitchen tea towel

This charming vintage-style hand-embroidered kitchen tea towel features a classic redwork pitcher and tumbler design accented with delicate pastel floral embroidery along the bottom border. Tea towel appears to be an authentic vintage piece dating from the 1940s to the 1950s. While redwork embroidery originated in the late 19th century using Turkey Red colorfast floss, kitchenware and tea-towel motifs featuring anthropomorphic or stylized pitchers and tumblers peaked significantly in the mid-20th century. The woven pink striped borders on a crisp white cotton or linen weave are classic indicators of standard production line utility towels from the 1940s and 50s No Flaws 6sk L 20” W 17”