Embroidered Handkerchief

Textile

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Embroidered Handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.4

Description

A white handkerchief, with faint horizontal lines stitched along the borders. 'Rebecca' is embroidered in white in one corner, along with a floral decoration.

Textile Type

Napkin

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Rebecca Lucille Yates née Baine

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Rebecca Yates

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rebecca Maria Baila née Bogni

Role

Seamstress

Date made

circa 1911

Time Period

20th Century

Textile Details

Textile Shape

Square

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Handkerchief

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

18-3/4 in

Length

20-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Material

Linen

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Note found with item: "I [Marian Stoops] brought these back from Italy in 1978 - Belonged to the Baila family. 1 linen handkerchief 1 napkin with John Baila's sisters initials. She died in 1965 (spring tine) at age 88 - Baila, Maria, she got polio age 13 - was badly crippled but sewed beautifully - never married -"