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Handkerchief
A Geographical View of all the Post Towns in the United States . . .
R. Gillespie
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
R. Gillespie (Printer)
Place of Origin
Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0967
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0967
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
A Geographical View of all the Post Towns in the United States . . .
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
R. Gillespie (Printer)
Place of Origin
Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
24 (W) x 19.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62 (W) x 49.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• No page number in his section.Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Published, page 67.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 343, C344Article: Deblois, Diane. 05//2015 Postal History You Can Wear: U.S. Rates-and-Routes Bandana from 1815. The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues. 67 (2): 151-154.
• Published: p. 152-153