Handkerchief
Date1785-1815
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
1785-1815
1785-1815
ca. 1700
182[6 or 8]
1824-1828 (range of the entires in the album).
1765-1775
1786 (dated)
1812 (dated)
1795-1810
ca. 1775, textile; quilted later