Handkerchief

Date1780-1820

MediumLinen marked with linen

Dimensions34 1/2" wide (selvage width) x 34" high

Credit LineGift of Evelyn Schroedl

Object number2005-101

DescriptionNeck handkerchief or kerchief made in almost-square shape of linen textile woven from blue, brown, and natural-color checked linen, in checks sized 1/2" and 3/8" square. Bordered on all sides by banding of brown and blue. Hemmed on two sides with selvages on two sides. Marked in one corner in white cross stitches "EH."
Mark(s)EH in cross stitch using white linen.