Handkerchief
ca. 1850 (made)
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Cotton embroidery on cambric in satin and ladder stitches, with trailing, French knots, and drawn-work, with Flemish bobbin lace trim. In two opposite corners is worked a square composed of a cartouche containing, on a fance diaper ground, the name "Magdélaine Marinoni," and flowers in irregular scrollwork compartments. There is a broad border of drawn-work. The lace trim is of a repeating curved stem pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton embroidery on cambric with bobbin lace trim |
| Brief description | Cotton embroidery on cambric; Switzerland; ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Cotton embroidery on cambric in satin and ladder stitches, with trailing, French knots, and drawn-work, with Flemish bobbin lace trim. In two opposite corners is worked a square composed of a cartouche containing, on a fance diaper ground, the name "Magdélaine Marinoni," and flowers in irregular scrollwork compartments. There is a broad border of drawn-work. The lace trim is of a repeating curved stem pattern. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Magdélaine Marinoni' (Embroidered in two opposite corners.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File no. 9901/1926. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.272-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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