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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-15110

Description

White; hemmed with border of openwork.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
hand sewing
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Embroidered in corner in red thread: monogram of letters ""C"", ""A"", and ""V""?

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5768D

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