Not currently on display at the V&A

Handkerchief

1877 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cotton lawn handkerchief bordered with dragonal floral sprigs embroidered with white cotton in overcast and satin stitches, French knots and eyelet holes. The handkerchief has a border of bobbin lace with a design of sprays of roses linked by picot-decorated bars.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton lawn and edged with bobbin lace
Brief description
Embroidered cotton lawn handkerchief with bobbin lace edge, Honiton, England, 1877.
Physical description
Cotton lawn handkerchief bordered with dragonal floral sprigs embroidered with white cotton in overcast and satin stitches, French knots and eyelet holes. The handkerchief has a border of bobbin lace with a design of sprays of roses linked by picot-decorated bars.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.5in
  • Width: 15.5in
  • Length: 39.3cm
  • Width: 39.3cm
  • Lace border depth: 1.5in
  • Lace border depth: 3.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'G M L' (Initials worked in applied muslin in one corner)
Credit line
Given by Miss M.S. Lawrence
Object history
This handkerchief was carried by Grace May for her marriage to Henry John Lawrence on 30 May 1877.
Collection
Accession number
T.265-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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