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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-13025

Description

Discolored white; band of five stripes along four sides; hand rolled edges; blue and white cotton twist thread stitched in corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
stitching
linen (material)
stripes
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Handwritten in corner; written in script in faded black ink: ""J.B. Bradlee"" (barely visible).

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6425

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