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Handkerchief
Maxims of Beniamin Franklin
S. J. Hawlin
1790-1811
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
S. J. Hawlin (Artist)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0956
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0956
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
Maxims of Beniamin Franklin
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
S. J. Hawlin (Artist)
Date
1790-1811
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Franklin's Maxims
- Poor Richard
- Franklin's Proverbs
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
25 (W) x 21 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
64 (W) x 54 (L)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions are of visible area only.
64 centimeters wide by 54 centimeters high.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• IllustratedManuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Illustrated, Page 20.Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Related Design, page 9.Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.