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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Handkerchief
Ame
C. Gray
1816-1830
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
C. Gray (Artist)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0975
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0975
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
Ame
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
C. Gray (Artist)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1816-1830
Subject(s)
- War of 1812
- George Washington
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
31.5 (W) x 29 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
80.01 (W) x 73.66 (L)
Measurement Notes
Framed and matted, visible measurements 79.5 centimeters wide by 70.6 centimeters.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Related designs, pages 65, 68.Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Identical design, published upside down, page 69.Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Page 18.Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Related designs, pages 7, 8.