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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-259235

Description

White silk handkerchief with volute and floral designed monogram; eyelet line that intersects at the corners one inch above edge; machine woven and machine embroidered.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
silk (textile)
cotton (textile)
thread
weaving
machine sewing (technique)
embroidery (visual works)
volutes
floral patterns
monogramming
Handkerchief

Inscription

"P" (voluted and floral embroidered)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

20 x 20 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Mrs. Helen R. Haddad; Mr. William G. Rogerson, Esq.; Mr. Henry P. Rogerson; Mr. Edward S. Rogerson

Accession Number

2001.210

Places

Milton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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