1959.0977 Handkerchief, Object card
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Handkerchief

  • Title:

    American Sports

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    England or Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1815-1820

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Cross stitched

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0977


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0977

Object Name

Handkerchief

Title

American Sports

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England or Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1815-1820

Subjects

Naval history; Sporting events

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Cross stitched

Dimensions (inches)

21.3 (L) , 24.57 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

54.1 (L) , 62.4 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measured in frame

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
page 21
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
page 69
[Book] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
page 9