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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-13029

Description

Discolored white silk; five ribbed band along all edges; edges hand rolled.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
stitching
silk (textile)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Handwritten in corner w/ black ink in script: ""J.B. Bradlee"".

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 1/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6436

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