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Handkerchief
George Washington
1800-1820
Category
Textiles
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0974
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0974
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
George Washington
Category
Textiles
Origin Notes
Origin is England or United States.
Date
1800-1820
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- block printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
30 (W) x 27 (L) x 26.7 (Image H) x 29.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76 (W) x 68 (L) x 67.9 (Image H) x 76 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions are visible portions only. Washington image measures 41.5 centimeters wide by 53.5 centimeters high.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Page 10Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Page 60, identical design.Article: Lefevre, Edwin. 1939 Washington Historical Handkerchiefs. Antiques. 36 (no. 1): 14-17.
• Pages 10, 14-17. related designs.Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Identical design, page 4.