Handkerchief
1740-1750 (made)
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Handkerchief of cream silk printed in pale buff and pale yellow. The silk contains a number of weaving faults.
The centre of the handkerchief is filled with two large tulip-like flowers and their leaves, repeated in rows. One flower is full-blown, the other half-closed. They are outlined in buff, with areas printed in yellow and shading in dots of buff. There is a shadow indicated beneath the cut stems by means of grouping dots.
The border consists of a leaf and seed pod meander between two narrow guard-stripes decorated with dots.
The centre of the handkerchief is filled with two large tulip-like flowers and their leaves, repeated in rows. One flower is full-blown, the other half-closed. They are outlined in buff, with areas printed in yellow and shading in dots of buff. There is a shadow indicated beneath the cut stems by means of grouping dots.
The border consists of a leaf and seed pod meander between two narrow guard-stripes decorated with dots.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Handkerchief of printed silk with flowers, made in England, 1740-1750 |
| Physical description | Handkerchief of cream silk printed in pale buff and pale yellow. The silk contains a number of weaving faults. The centre of the handkerchief is filled with two large tulip-like flowers and their leaves, repeated in rows. One flower is full-blown, the other half-closed. They are outlined in buff, with areas printed in yellow and shading in dots of buff. There is a shadow indicated beneath the cut stems by means of grouping dots. The border consists of a leaf and seed pod meander between two narrow guard-stripes decorated with dots. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. Hinton |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.129-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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