//
For internal use only
On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Handkerchief
Charles Buxton M.D., Cornelius Tiebout, Charles Smith
1820-1830
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Buxton M.D. (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Glasgow; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.1015
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1960.1015
Object Name
Handkerchief
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Charles Buxton M.D. (Design inspiration); Cornelius Tiebout (Design inspiration); Charles Smith (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Glasgow; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1830
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Eagle
- Great Seal of US
- Military
- American Revolutionary War
- President
- Historical
- Political figure
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Copperplate Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
18.5 (W) x 25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
46.99 (W) x 63.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Monsky, John R. 2002 From the Collection: Finding America Its First Political Textile.
• Published: p. 259.Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Illustrated and discussed: pp. 12,13.Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Similar design: p. 71Article: Morris, Frances. 02//1925 Printed Cottons in the Munn Collection.
• Identical design: p. 53.Article: Lefevre, Edwin. 1939 Washington Historical Handkerchiefs. Antiques. 36 (no. 1): 14-17.
• Identical design illustratedCatalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Identical design: p. 3