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Handkerchieflate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Square cream-white needle lace handkerchief with a sheer linen center surrounded by a wide border of floral, scrolling, and geometric lace motifs with a serrated outer edge
Needle lace handkerchief corner, cream-colored with densely worked floral and scrolling vine border against fine mesh ground, featuring medallions, crosshatch fills, and scalloped outer edge attached to a sheer linen center.

Unknown, Handkerchief, late 19th-early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Handkerchief
Place Made
Belgium, Brussels
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Linen plain weave and cotton needle lace (point de gaze)
Dimensions
13 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (35.24 × 35.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.4.45
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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