Kerchief

Date1800-1840

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumCotton

Dimensions36" square

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund

Object number2009-43,5

DescriptionLarge kerchief or neck handkerchief of white sheer plain-woven cotton, made into a square with 1 ½" wide striped white bordering all around. Narrow hems.
Label TextThe large white kerchief became a symbolic garment for conservative Quaker women in America. The kerchief descended in the Pennock family of Philadelphia.
ProvenanceDescended in the Pennock family of Philadelphia. The family members were Quakers.