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Handkerchiefearly 20th century

Not on view
Square textile with a sheer white woven center panel bordered on all sides by wide cream-colored lace worked in a dense floral and foliate pattern with a scalloped outer edge
Linen handkerchief with wide bobbin lace border in ivory, featuring dense scrolling floral and foliate patterns against a fine mesh ground, with a scalloped outer edge; corner detail shown against a dark background.

Unknown, Handkerchief, early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Helen Crocker Russell, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Handkerchief
Place Made
Belgium, probably Bruges
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Linen plain weave and linen bobbin lace
Dimensions
13 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (33.66 × 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Helen Crocker Russell
Accession Number
M.67.50.19
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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