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HANDKERCHIEF

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A square handkerchief with motifs of Honiton bobbin lace in each corner. It is edged with braid and narrow machine Valenciennes done as Battenburg type. The outer edge has a leaf design while the corners look like three petaled flowers.

Object name:
HANDKERCHIEF
Made from:
Linen -- lace
Made in:
Place made unknown
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
26.7 x 27.9 cm (10 1/2 x 11 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.146
Class:
LACE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973