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Handkerchief

Object/Artifact

Sheer linen [?] about 14” square. Deep hem is stitched with crude satin stitch forming scalloped border outline with leafy garlands draped around it, centered with single leaflets. The hem fabric is cut away along the scalloped outline to give a fancy shadowed border effect.

G97.054

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1885 - 1900

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

handkerchief

kerchief

linen

satin stitch

scalloped

leaflet

handkerchief

kerchief

linen

satin stitch

scalloped

leaflet

New York

United States of America

North America

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