Handkerchief
Date1780-1820
OriginAmerica
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."MarkingsEH in cross stitch using white linen.
April 29th, 1834 (dated)
ca. 1835
May 13th, 1818 (dated)
1837 (dated)
July 23, 1836 (dated)
February 16, 1841 (dated)
Late 18th-early 19th century
