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Handkerchief (Uncut Handkerchiefs)
Germantown Works
1801-1811
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Germantown Works
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- cotton
Museum Object Number
2008.0009
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase acquired through the Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
2008.0009
Object Name
Handkerchief (Uncut Handkerchiefs)
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Germantown Works
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This textile was printed at the Germantown Printworks, operated by the Hewsons, in Philadelphia, PA c. 1806.
Date
1801-1811
Subject(s)
- Washington
- George
Materials
- cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
23 (W) x 36.7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59 (W) x 93.2 (L)
Measurement Notes
Selvedge width 59 centimeters by 93.2 centimeters high. Design total width 56.6 centimeters. Individual designs 27.9 centimeters wide by 30.5 centimeters high.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 63Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 3Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 15Journal: Antiques Magazine. 1//1938
• page 48Article: Morris, Frances. 02//1925 Printed Cottons in the Munn Collection.
• page 54Article: Monsky, John R. 2002 From the Collection: Finding America Its First Political Textile.
• page 259Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 344, C346