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Kerchief
Object/Artifact
Silk square with brocade leaflets and fine added fringe. Block printed with design having apple green center with decorative edge, on (now) beige ground. Border has inner row of hibiscus in red and pink, green and black. Outer border is lavender and purple ferny ground with green florets. About 30” square.
G96.058
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1825 - 1840
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
handkerchief
kerchief
silk
brocade
leaflets
fringe
hibiscus
florets
handkerchief
kerchief
silk
brocade
leaflets
fringe
hibiscus
florets