Handkerchief
1840-1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Handkerchief printed in purple and black on white silk with a plain purple eight-lobed centre surrounded by lattice bearing a grape vine. Between the vine and branches of an oak bearing acorns vignettes open with deer at the corners and a fox and a rabbit on each side of the handkerchief. They are plate printed in black on white, and the surrounding area has a black ground with black and white shading for fruit and acorns, and purple for the leaves. Beyond this is a band of plain purple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Handkerchief of printed silk, made in England, 1840-1850 |
| Physical description | Handkerchief printed in purple and black on white silk with a plain purple eight-lobed centre surrounded by lattice bearing a grape vine. Between the vine and branches of an oak bearing acorns vignettes open with deer at the corners and a fox and a rabbit on each side of the handkerchief. They are plate printed in black on white, and the surrounding area has a black ground with black and white shading for fruit and acorns, and purple for the leaves. Beyond this is a band of plain purple. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. Hinton |
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| Accession number | T.127-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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