RED STRIPED HANDKERCHIEF

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

RED STRIPED HANDKERCHIEF

Entry/Object ID

81.14.1.12

Description

Color: Purple; Red; White A handkerchief, ca. 1920s. The item has a pattern of nine red lines at the edges with the lines overlapping at the corners. Just inside of this pattern is another of three thinner, more widely spaced purple lines that also overlap where they meet. The center field is plain white and there are no other identifying features to the piece, which is in poor condition with numerous tears and a few small stains.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Handkerchiefs, Clothing and dress

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Handkerchiefs