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Discolored white; discolored white band along four sides; band of red characters along border; hand rolled edges; monogrammed; red cotton thread in opposite corner from monogram. Faded red cotton thread of rectangular shape adjacent to other mark and monogram; both possible dry cleaner marks.
handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
linen (material)
stitching
Handkerchief
Handkerchief
1. Monogram in corner of faded red cotton: ""T.C."" 2. Border characters on 4 sides; block printed in baded red ink w/ characters possibly Turkish, Indian or Persian.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6446
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