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Handkerchief

Date1810-1840

OriginAsia, India, Murshidabad; worn in America, New York

MediumSilk

Credit LineGift of Phil Dunning

Object number2018-129

DescriptionRectangular, silk handkerchief with red ground and thick printed gold border of S-scrolls and foliage bordered by thin gold lines and small leaves in alternating directions on either side. The Central design contains printed stylized floral motifs of green, red, and gold with four ‘leaves’ protruding creating illusion of squared rows. There are seven rows of the floral motif with six in a row. To one side of the handkerchief is a row of partial flowers that has been cut off by the border design.