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Handkerchief
American Sports
1815-1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0977
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0977
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
American Sports
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1820
Subject(s)
- Naval history
- Sporting events
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Cross stitched
Dimensions (inches)
24.57 (W) x 21.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.4 (W) x 54.1 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measured in frame
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 21Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 69Book: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 9