Spruce up your kitchen with our Van Gogh tea towel that will add an artsy pop to your space while keeping it clean. Designed and produced exclusively for the MFA Boston and the Van Gogh: Roulin Family Portraits exhibition.
"Flour sack" towels, also known as tea towels, have a long history that dates back to the 1800’s when staples such as flour and sugar were packaged in woven cotton bags or sacks. As the Great Depression hit, these flour sacks became useful for many things including curtains, aprons, dish towels, and quilting. Supply companies began printing pretty patterns on the sacks and women began trading patterns and collecting them. Maritime Tribes proudly works in an 1800’s building who history includes dozens of sewing teams that definitely sewed many towels like this.
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch (worked in France), 1853–1890)
Ravine, 1889. Oil on canvas, 73 x 91.7 cm (28 3/4 x 36 1/8 in.)
Bequest of Keith McLeod, 52.1524. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
