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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1900

GUSN

GUSN-13024

Description

Black, blue, and white twill; black and white center; blue and black border at selvage; white and blue along edges; blue and blue at each corner; edges turned back and stitched.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
stitching
silk (textile)
twill
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6411

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