Kerchief

Name/Title

Kerchief

Entry/Object ID

G90.187

Description

White plainwoven silk square handkerchief printed with brick red wavy border line with dotty shading and yellow flowers. Tiny yellow, green, brick sprigs regularly spaced on filed with regularly spaced black pin-dot ground. Stenciled in black diagonally across one front corner: “Lizzie F. Shank.” 31” x 29”

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1850

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Neutral

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