Handkerchief in Box

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Collection Type

Clothing and Accessories

Date

ca. 1960

GUSN

GUSN-244393

Description

White linen handkerchief with scalloped edges. Light blue stitching along edge with leaf and vine design. Folded corners. In original white square display box, tied with pink ribbon and wrapped in white web patterned tissue

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
linen (material)
stitching
cardboard
ribbon (material)
scalloping
foliation (pattern)
Handkerchief

Inscription

"Johnston's linens/Medina, NY" (Blue and silver label)

Maker

Johnston's Linens (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Medina, New York

Dimensions

11 x 11 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Patricia Meyers, Charles Sullivan, Deborah Dusault

Accession Number

2001.265.1-2AB

Places

Manchester (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)
New York state (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
Medina (Orleans county, New York state)

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