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Handkerchief
POOR RICHARD ILLUSTRATED...
Gray
1800-1830
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gray (Engraver)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1974.0177
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Frederick C. Tanner
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Object Number
1974.0177
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
POOR RICHARD ILLUSTRATED...
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Gray (Engraver)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on white tag
Inscription: "Drawer 69" [over] "Drawer 69" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on white twill label
Inscription: "74.177"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Temperance
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
- Copperplate Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
22.5 (W) x 20.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
57.15 (W) x 51.435 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Pages 52, 59Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Page 9.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 345, C349