Not currently on display at the V&A

Handkerchief

1838 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Handkerchief of plate-printed cotton depicting the Coronation of Queen Victoria. With a border in red and maroon-black on a white ground, with flowers and horses, and each corner has the royal symbols - Golden Orb, Queens, Coronation Cap, Queens Crown, Golden Eagle. Interior of Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop of Canterbury has a crown poised above Victoria's head.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Plate-printed cotton
Brief description
Handkerchief of plate-printed cotton, England, 1838
Physical description
Handkerchief of plate-printed cotton depicting the Coronation of Queen Victoria. With a border in red and maroon-black on a white ground, with flowers and horses, and each corner has the royal symbols - Golden Orb, Queens, Coronation Cap, Queens Crown, Golden Eagle. Interior of Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop of Canterbury has a crown poised above Victoria's head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5in
  • Width: 33in
Credit line
Given by Mrs M. Wilshere
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.162-1959

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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