Handkerchief

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

SS.2018.18

Description

Ivory muslin square with printed three-color illustration of old man with beard, wearing tattered clothing, sitting against a tree trunk, right hand raised to head head; beside him on the ground, a rifle and a small cask; trees, and flowers in foreground; mountains in background; smaller image at lower right of young man reclined on hillock, with legs crossed at the knee, hands behind head, dog lying at his side; printed blue border all around, triple line with wider band at outside; hemmed on three sides; selvage edge at right side.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1920 - 1940

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

13 in

Depth

1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 13 x 1/16 in. (29.8 x 33 x 0.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Main field is in good condition, some yellowing; right edge (selvage edge) is frayed from mid-point down, some evidence of previous repair at mid-point; two small holes in the wider blue printed border band at lower right; small pulls in fabric at lower right; some missing/worn stitches to hem; shows some evidence of washing and wearing; slightly yellow tone may be from starch.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Clearly an illustration of Rip Van Winkle, presented in interesting way: a very simple continuous or compound narrative, showing two parts of the story at the same time, using a different scale. No sign or maker or illustrator's name, but this may be later identified as a book illustration. Use of selvage is key to how this was object was printed in multiples, cut and hemmed [Jessa J. Krick, 9/14/2018].

Note Type

Curator Revision Date

Note

2018-09-14

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial