Handkerchief
Dateca. 1810
OriginEurope, France
MediumCotton (All materials identified by eye.)
DimensionsOL: 36 in.; OW: 37 in.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2019-66
DescriptionRectangular kerchief, block-printed in blue, yellow, black, red, and pink with floral sprigs and a dense border of flowers and foliage. Blue and yellow dyes were layered to make green on leaves and stems. Only the outermost edge has a dyed yellow ground, the rest of the design features patterning on an undyed ground. Registration marks in black dye appear near the interior edge of the border, which is visibly divided into nine-inch repeats.
1760-1780
1775-1780, altered later
1820-1840
ca. 1825
1830-1835
ca. 1930
1920-1925
1810-1820
Second half of 18th century
1750-1820
1775-1800