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Kerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-24485

Description

Velvet kerchief w/ stripes of rusty brown, green and black. Triangular w/ fringe in patches of red, black, white, blue, yellow and green along edges of 2 sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

kerchiefs
headgear
hand sewing
velvet (fabric weave)
Velvet
Machine Sewn
KERCHIEF

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 x 26.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5320

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