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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-225328

Description

Handkerchief, square white cotton with "D" or "B" embroidered in right corner [Duncan or Borden?]. Four lines of band decoration around edges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
cotton (textile)
Handkerchief

Inscription

"D" or "B" (Embroidered in white thread)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

2006.44.3452

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