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Handkerchief
1800-1830
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0598
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0598
Object Name
Handkerchief
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1830
Subject(s)
- Washington
- George
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
10 (W) x 10.8 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.5 (W) x 27.4 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements through frame.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 3Journal: Antiques Magazine. 1//1938
• Jan, 1938, page 48Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 15Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Actually page 63Article: Morris, Frances. 02//1925 Printed Cottons in the Munn Collection.
• page 54Article: Monsky, John R. 2002 From the Collection: Finding America Its First Political Textile.
• page 259