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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-13037

Description

White with faded purple monogram; faded purple borders on four sides with white squares in each corner; edges turned back with drawn work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
stitching
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Embroidered in corner monogram in faded purple cotton w/ initials: ""O.C.""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6970

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