1955.0598 Handkerchief, Object card
  • 1955.0598 Handkerchief, Object card
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Handkerchief

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1800-1830

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0598


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1955.0598

Object Name

Handkerchief

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1800-1830

Subjects

Washington, George

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed

Dimensions (inches)

10.8 (L) , 10 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.4 (L) , 25.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements through frame.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
page 3
[Journal] Antiques Magazine. 1//1938
Jan, 1938, page 48
[Manuscript] Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
page 15
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
Actually page 63
[Article] Morris, Frances. 02//1925 Printed Cottons in the Munn Collection.
page 54
[Article] Monsky, John R. 2002 From the Collection: Finding America Its First Political Textile.
page 259