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Handkerchief

Date1785-1815

OriginEngland (probably); worn in America, New York, Albany

MediumCotton

DimensionsOH: 50 in.; OW: 50 1/2 in.; Selvage width: 50 in.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2018-203

DescriptionA very large white cotton handkerchief that was block printed to shape. A running flower boarder encloses four sides of the handkerchief. Each corner has a centered flower motif and the middle is filled with a small bud sprig or strawberry.

Worn in Albany, New York.ProvenanceSold at Kerry Taylor Auctions, June 18, 2018
Ex. Collection of Cora Ginesburg
Puchased from the Ten-Eyck family of Albany