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Handkerchief (Neckerchief)
1800-1900
Description
A square handkerchief, made of white plain-weave silk. This may have been worn as a neckerchief. Edges are hemmed.
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1994.0107.078
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eleanor A. Murphey in memory of Henry H. and Maria M. Albertson
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Object Number
1994.0107.078
Object Name
Handkerchief (Neckerchief)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1800-1900
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
24 (W) x 22.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62 (W) x 57.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.
• pg 124Thesis: Eisenbarth, Erin. 2002 Plain and peculiar: a case study of nineteenth-century Quaker clothing. 134 M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• pg 131