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HANDKERCHIEF, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A square handkerchief made of muslin. There is formal white embroidery of flowers in the corners. They form a circle enclosing a name. The outer edge is a large scallop. Used are French knots and lines of open faggoting.

Object name:
HANDKERCHIEF, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Muslin -- embroidery
Made in:
UNKNOWN
Date made:
1905
Size:
31.8 x 31.8 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.195.1
Class:
LACE
Signature marks:
NAME in corner: Close
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973