Object Number 1959.0981

Object Name

Handkerchief (Map)

Title

Plan of the City of Washington

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

R. W. G. (Artist)

Place of Origin

Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1796-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; R. W. G.

Subjects

Washington, George; City view

Materials

Linen; Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed, Cross stitched

Dimensions (inches)

21.9 (L) , 24.2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.5 (L) , 61.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measured in Frame

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 59
[Manuscript] Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 23-24
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: pp. 342-343, C342