Object Number 1959.0978

Object Name

Handkerchief

Title

THE RESIGNATION of PRES.\T/ WASHINGTON

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

W. Gillespie & Co. (Artist)

Place of Origin

Anderston, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1796-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; CENTER BOTTOM; W. G. & CO./ Anderston/ N. Britain

Subjects

Washington, George; Political figure

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed

Dimensions (inches)

20 (L) , 21 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50 (L) , 53 (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 54
[Manuscript] Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 10
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 342, C341