A square handkerchief, made of ivory plain-weave satin. A woven check border. The edges terminate in short and uneven self- fringe, some with remnants of knots. The fringe appears to have been longer originally.
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
Silk
Museum Object Number
1994.0107.081
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eleanor A. Murphey in memory of Henry H. and Maria M. Albertson
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Object Number
1994.0107.081
Object Name
Handkerchief (Neckerchief)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1800-1900
Materials
Silk
Techniques
Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
28 (W) x 29 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72 (W) x 73 (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 124
Thesis: 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