Maryland Dish Towel by Catstudio

This original design celebrates the State of Maryland - from Camp David to the Chesapeake Bay to Ocean City (and Thrasher's Fries - of course)!

The design is silk-screened, then framed with a hand embroidered border on a 100% cotton dish towel/hand towel/guest towel/bar towel. Three stripes down both sides and hand dyed rick-rack at the top and bottom add a charming vintage touch. Delightfully presented in a fab organdy re-usable pouch!

• 100% Cotton
• Machine wash cold and line dry
• Packaged in organdy pouch
• Measures 20" x 29"

Fun Facts:

• The national anthem was written by a Maryland lawyer Francis Scott Key in 1814.
• Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the world.
• Assateague Island is home to the world famous Chincoteague ponies who run wild in this special habitat.
• The first successful manned balloon launch took place in Baltimore, MD in 1784.
• In 1975 the first canonization of a native-born American occurred. Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton of Emmitsburg, MD was so honored. She formed the religious community the Sisters of Charity.
• Maryland was the first state to enact a Workers' compensation law (1902).
• The earliest surviving railroad station in the country is in Baltimore, MD. Ellicot City Station was built in 1830 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
• Edgar Allan Poe is buried in Baltimore's Westminster Hall and Burying Ground. He was originally buried in an unmarked grave in 1849 and later moved to a more prominent placement in the graveyard with a new, impressive monument built above his grave (it took a group ten years to gather the funds to build such a dedication).
• The Ouija board was invented and patented by Isaac and William Fuld of Maryland (1892).
• The country's first umbrella factory was established in Baltimore, MD by William Beehler in 1828.