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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1874

GUSN

GUSN-64611

Description

Drawn hem pattern with elaborate embroidered “B” with interlocking floral motif. “P.H. Bowen 1874” marked in pen in one corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Linen
Handkerchief

Associated Person

Bowen, Paul Holt, 1868-1895

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 13 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.579

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