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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-73592

Description

White and red (faded); Red band borders four sides with white squares in corners; Edges turned back with drawn work; Monogrammed in one corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
stitching
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Embroidered monogram in faded red cotton floss. Initials: ""OC"" Located in one corner.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 1/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5217

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