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ca. middle 19th century
GUSN-247075
White silk handkerchief with an embroidered floral and dotted design. Originally belonged to Mrs. Thomas Aspinwall.
handkerchiefs
silk (textile)
embroidery (visual works)
Handkerchief
"This handkerchief belonged to / Mrs. Thomas Aspinwall (called / "Madame Aspinwall" by her family) / & was given [to] Grace A. Hardy by [illeg.], the great granddaughter of Madame and Colonel Aspinwall." (handwritten)
Unknown
15 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Katharine Richardson
2002.29.23
United States
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