Digital Collections
Kerchief
Object/Artifact
Soft plain weave cotton; block printed(?), resist dyed, perhaps; paisley-type designs of mustard, yellow, peach on olive (quercitron?) ground; 4 3/4” printed border; 39” selv to selv; 32” end to end. tiny hemstitched hems. One border on long side hemmed back toward the back to achieve square shape.
G88.179
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1830 - 1850
User Age: Adult Gender: Neutral
handkerchief
kerchief
plain weave
block print
resist dye
paisley
handkerchief
kerchief
plain weave
block print
resist dye
paisley
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