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Handkerchief

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-859

Description

Cream colored background; Edged with light green gray stripes along four edges; Small diamond motifs at center square; Edges turned back with drawn work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchiefs
accessories
embroidering
stitching
linen (material)
Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Inscription

Decorative embroidered monogram of green cotton floss located in one corner. Initials: ""HC"".

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5292

Related Items

Title HANDKERCHIEF Accession Number 1969.5291

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