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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-248382

Description

Large white silk handkerchief, originally belonging to Augustus Aspinwall.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
silk (textile)
Handkerchief

Inscription

"Augustus Aspinwall" (handwritten)
"Handkerchief or Neckerchief / sent to me by R[illeg.] Mill / May 18, 1935. / It belonged to Uncle Augustus Aspinwall / and had his name written on it. / I shall give it to Peter Aspinwall Richardson. / FW Bowen" (handwritten)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 3/4 x 36 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Katharine Richardson

Accession Number

2002.29.44

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