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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Handkerchief
R. Gillespie
1800-1825
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
R. Gillespie (Printer)
Place of Origin
Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0960
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0960
Object Name
Handkerchief
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
R. Gillespie (Printer)
Place of Origin
Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This handkerchief was printed at the Anderston printworks near Glasgow operated by Richard Gillespie. Evidence is a description in the Berks and Schuykill Journal (published in Reading PA) dated May 19 1821 Vol 5 Iss 1 that claims it was sent by Colin Gillespie, Richard's brother who ran the trading side of the GIllespie business.
Date
1800-1825
Subject(s)
- Washington
- George
- Jefferson
- Thomas
- Adams
- John
- Declaration of Independence
- Boston Tea Party
- Saratoga
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
31 (W) x 29.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
78.74 (W) x 74.295 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 57, 72 (Winterthur's)Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• 15, 29Book: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
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