Name/Title
HandkerchiefEntry/Object ID
G2013.038Description
Very fine quality white cotton (MID) lawn handkerchief with complex self stripe
borders. In each corner is a swivel woven bird-in-flowering-branch pattern, made in 6
lengthwise sections, reversed in each corner. Very fine work. Very fine hem on 3 sides;
the selvage has a coarse thread within a narrow edge intended to be turned
under—but it was not. Along one border the owner’s name is embroidered in cursive,
in heavy satin stitch: Sarah Lantz, with a little tulip in between, and a tiny cartwheel at
either end.
18.5” x 17.5”Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
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handkerchief, cotton, birds, embroideryRelationships
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Place
State/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America