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Handkerchief

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1865

GUSN

GUSN-65045

Description

White linen square; narrow black linen border; initials "E. H. B."

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
linen (material)
mourning
Linen
Mourning
HANDKERCHIEF

Associated Person

Bowen, Ellen (Holt), 1834-1903
Bowen, Emily Vivian (Hyde), 1869-1925

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13.625 x 14 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1972.397.2

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