Handkerchief or Kerchief
Date1790-1825
OriginAmerica
MediumCotton, silk marking stitches
Dimensions33 1/8" (selvage width) x 32 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1988-476
DescriptionWhite cotton handkerchief, almost square, woven with 6 corded stripes in self color at the edges. Two edges hemmed with 1/16" hems; other two edges are selvages. Initials "H. W." worked in brown silk marking stitches centered along one edge.InscribedH. W.
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