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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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