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Handkerchiefcirca 1780

Not on view
Square white linen handkerchief with white-on-white embroidery, featuring cutwork floral corner motifs and hemstitched inner border
Corner section of a sheer white linen textile with white-on-white embroidery; central cutwork motif of scrolling floral and leaf forms with pierced openwork, bordered by delicate sprays of embroidered flowers and stems along two edges, with hemstitched borders.
Title
Handkerchief
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1780
Medium
Linen plain weave, cotton embroidery
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (33.97 x 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.95
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles