Handkerchief
1838 (made)
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Silk handkerchief depicting the coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey. It is plate printed in black with added purple, red, blue, yellow, green and buff.
There is an inscription on white ground with crowns, large at the corners and smaller at the sides, above a spray of rose, thistle and clover or a single bloom, printed in black. Around the outer edges of the crowns there is a deep blue and black border with symbolic flowers, crowns reserved in white, and a repeat inscription.
There is an inscription on white ground with crowns, large at the corners and smaller at the sides, above a spray of rose, thistle and clover or a single bloom, printed in black. Around the outer edges of the crowns there is a deep blue and black border with symbolic flowers, crowns reserved in white, and a repeat inscription.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed silk |
| Brief description | Silk handkerchief, Coronation of Queen Victoria, made in England, 1838 |
| Physical description | Silk handkerchief depicting the coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey. It is plate printed in black with added purple, red, blue, yellow, green and buff. There is an inscription on white ground with crowns, large at the corners and smaller at the sides, above a spray of rose, thistle and clover or a single bloom, printed in black. Around the outer edges of the crowns there is a deep blue and black border with symbolic flowers, crowns reserved in white, and a repeat inscription. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. Hinton |
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| Accession number | T.128-1971 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2008 |
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