Handkerchief
1877 (made)
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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
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| 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. |
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| 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 created | June 24, 2009 |
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