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Handkerchiefsecond half of the 19th century

Not on view
Ivory-white textile handkerchief laid flat, with a scalloped lace border and a small embroidered floral motif in the lower right corner, showing fold creases and age staining

Unknown, Handkerchief, second half of the 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anna Bing Arnold, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Handkerchief
Place Made
Western Europe, probably Switzerland; lace made Belgium, Western Flanders
Date Made
second half of the 19th century
Medium
Linen plain weave with cotton lace (Valenciennes d'ypres) and silk embroidery
Dimensions
17 x 17 in. (43.18 x 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold
Accession Number
60.46.17
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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