Handkerchief

Name/Title

Handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2017.9.3

Description

Souvenir handkerchief, pink with lace edge. Made in France after World War I. Embroidered in one corner are the words "Souvenir de France." The flags of the countries involved in the war are embroidered above the words.

Collection

Joan Sawyer Tibbetts Collection

Cataloged By

Marie Stickney

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2017.9

Source or Donor

Ms. Joan Tibbetts

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1919

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Souvenirs, Handkerchiefs

Search Terms

World War I, Souvenirs, Handkerchiefs, Percival Sawyer, Joan Sawyer Tibbetts

Material

Fabric

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2017.9 Box Joan Sawyer Tibbetts Coll

Shelf

Top Shelf

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 28, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

May 7, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sawyer, Joan (Tibbetts)

Person or Organization

Sawyer, Percival

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Marie Stickney Status Date: 2017-05-07

Created By

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Create Date

May 7, 2017

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025