Object Number 1960.1015

Object Name

Handkerchief

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Charles Buxton M.D. (Design inspiration)
1768-1833

Cornelius Tiebout (Design inspiration)
c. 1773-1832

Charles Smith (Design inspiration)

Place of Origin

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1820-1830

Subjects

George Washington; Eagle; Great Seal of US; Military; American Revolutionary War; President; Historical; Political figure

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Copperplate Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

25 (L) , 18.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

63.5 (L) , 46.99 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Monsky, John R. 2002 From the Collection: Finding America Its First Political Textile.
• Published: p. 259.
[Manuscript] Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Illustrated and discussed: pp. 12,13.
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Similar design: p. 71
[Article] Morris, Frances. 02//1925 Printed Cottons in the Munn Collection.
• Identical design: p. 53.
[Article] Lefevre, Edwin. 1939 Washington Historical Handkerchiefs. Antiques. 36 (no. 1): 14-17.
• Identical design illustrated
[Catalogue] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Identical design: p. 3