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Handkerchief (Uncut handkerchief)
1871-1881
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1979.0058.076
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elric George Endersby
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Object Number
1979.0058.076
Object Name
Handkerchief (Uncut handkerchief)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1871-1881
Subject(s)
- Centennial
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
24.5 (W) x 41.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.23 (W) x 104.775 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 20.25 inches
Selvedge width: 24.50 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 204Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 27Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with similar pattern, p. 348, fig. 412Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Related designs, page 27.