Handkerchief

Name/Title

Handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

G2002.085.1-2

Description

MAN’S handkerchiefs, pr, red/white checks 1850-1875 Two plain weave cotton handkerchiefs, machine spun and woven [?] with two selvage sides, red checks on white ground, wide red striped borders. No initials. One is unhemmed, the other has fine hand stitched hems.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1875

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Male

Lexicon

Search Terms

Handkerchief, Man's Handkerchief, Red and white checks, Plain Weave cotton, Machine spun and woven, wipe red-striped borders