Calendar, Tea Towel, 1968 Kay Dee, Red Barn in Winter, Wallace Stevens Poem, Vintage Linen

• Vintage 1968 Calendar Tea Towel, Classic Americana Red Barn in Winter Landscape, Kay Dee Designs, Kitchen Linens Collector, Poem by Wallace Stevens, Country Farmhouse Style, Cottagecore Decor, (Discontinued)
• Brand: Kay Dee
• Made in: Hope Valley, RI, USA
• Vintage: 1968
• This is a lovely, vintage linen calendar tea towel, featuring a Red Barn in a winter landscape, embodying authentic farmhouse charm.  Printed underneath the calendar is a selection from a poem, credited to Wallace Stevens, (1879-1955): "I like old things that time has tried, And proven strong and good and fine; I like old things - they have a depth, Unknown by anything that's new."  A perfect poem for those who enjoy vintage and antiques.  Crafted from durable linen, it offers both functionality and nostalgic appeal for collectors of vintage kitchen linens.  It even has an opening on top to insert a dowel or string, if you wish to display it with one.  There are no signs of laundering, although it is not stiff, as other linen towels, it looks and feels unused, colors are still very bright. These are machine washable, they get softer the more they're laundered.
• How to Use:  Ideal for adding country farmhouse character to your kitchen.  The red barn ads a wonderful, classic rural, Americana look.  Perfect gift for a calendar towel collector.  Use a dowel and hand as wall art.  Great source for crafting aprons, totes, pillows, etc.
• Materials:  Linen
• Dimensions:  30.0 inches Long and 17.5 inches Wide 
• Condition:  Vintage - Unused.  Very Good Vintage Condition.  Looks like it's never been used, only as display.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  All sales final.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.

Kay Dee is a brand from Cliff Price & Company established in 1951 as a hand-printer of linen towels and calendar towels.  They are still in business, and operate out of rural Hope Valley, Rhode Island and continue to make kitchen textiles, and other printed items.

Wallace Stevens was an American poet, born in Reading, Pennsylvania.  He attended Harvard and then New York Law School.  He spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, he would work by day and write poetry during his leisure time.  His first poetic work was published in 1923, titled "Harmonium", (1923).  Though the exact phrase on this towel may not appear in his most famous published works, it is a sentiment that has been credited to him, it aligns closely with his poetry and views, frequently expressing a preference for things that endure over time and have a proven, solid reality.