White and red (faded); Red band borders four sides with white squares in corners; Edges turned back with drawn work; Monogrammed in one corner.
handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
stitching
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief
Embroidered monogram in faded red cotton floss. Initials: ""OC"" Located in one corner.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
18 1/4 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5217
Title HANDKERCHIEF Accession Number 1969.6970
Title HANDKERCHIEF Accession Number 1969.7019
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