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Handkerchief
PRIMARY LESSONS. No. 8.
1830-1840
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
undefined (Printer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1967.0273 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.0273 A
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
PRIMARY LESSONS. No. 8.
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This handkerchief was printed in Boston, MA c. 1835.
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on white Twill label
Inscription: "69.273a" (ink)
Type: Label
Location: White tag
Inscription: "TEXTILE/ 67.273a/ Drawer 69" handwritten in graphite
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- School
- Education
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
12.125 (W) x 12.375 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.797 (W) x 31.433 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Same design, p. 135, fig. 230; similar designs pages 82, 133-134, figs. 78, 227-229Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Related designs, page 30.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: pp. 344-345, C348