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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-64609

Description

Drawn hem pattern; "HCB" embroidered in corner

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
silk (textile)
Handkerchief
Silk
Embroidered
Handkerchief

Associated Person

Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 1/8 x 23 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.577

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