Embroidered handkerchief

Front

Front

Name/Title

Embroidered handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.9

Description

Ivory colored handkerchief with "Mother" embroidered in light blue thread. Lace trimming on part of top and right boundary.

Collection

Katherine "Gadar" Amirkanian Lacemaking Collection

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Source or Donor

Jeanette Koumjian

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Katherine "Gadar" Amirkanian

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Armenia

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Left bottom corner

Transcription

Mother

Language

English

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works)

Search Terms

handkerchiefs

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement includes trimming

Width

25.6 cm

Length

23.5 cm

Accessories

Notes

Needle attached with tag reading "#16."

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Ivory, Light blue

Location

Box

Box 55

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio