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Handkerchief
Object/Artifact
Fine white cotton, hand embroidered with white cotton. Floral spray in each corner. Round corners, triple-scalloped edge with florets and single flowers all around; wavy vine inner border. Stem, padded satin, and buttonhole stitches with needlelace filling in flowers, and fagotting in vine. 16 1/2” square.
G95.053
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1845
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
handkerchief
kerchief
cotton
embroidered
floral spray
scalloped
florets
vine
satin
buttonhole stitch
needlelace
flowers
handkerchief
kerchief
cotton
embroidered
floral spray
scalloped
florets
vine
satin
buttonhole stitch
needlelace
flowers