Handkerchief
Date1740-1775
OriginEngland
MediumSheer White Cotton (Ground Fabric); White Linen Thread (Embroidery), Additional Sheer White Cotton (Edging reapplied at later date)
DimensionsLength: 35 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor
Object number2000-135
DescriptionWoman's neck kerchief of sheer white cotton, embroidered along one corner (two sides) using white linen in dense scrolling floral design with large areas of openwork. Embroidered primarily using shadow embroidery and chain stitches. One corner is marked "MI" in white thread. Reapplied to old sheer cotton, possibly at an early date. (Photographed on eighteenth-century silk gown)Constructon History:
1. 1740-1775: Initial Construction
2. Embroidered edges removed from original handkerchief
3. Reapplied to old sheer cotton ground
Markings"MI" in one corner
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.
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