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Kerchief

Object/Artifact

White plainwoven cotton with red and brown (black?) stippled-roller printed border of tomato vine (?) with little bits of coral (?), and field of widely spaced dots with staggered rows of cherries on leaf outlines surrounded by gnats (fine dots). 1 selvage and 3 machine stitched hems; 19.5” x 20.”

G88.248.1

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1855 - 1875

User Age: Adult Gender: Neutral

handkerchief

kerchief

plainwoven

cotton

stippled-roller

tomato

cherries

gnats

machine stitched

handkerchief

kerchief

plainwoven

cotton

stippled-roller

tomato

cherries

gnats

machine stitched

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