Handkerchief
ca. 1851 (made)
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Handkerchief of plate-printed silk. Printed in black on a white silk taffeta ground and has a yellow border. The design has a distant view of the Crystal Palace in the centre, and with a symbolic group from all national standing around a statue of Mercury. There are allegorical figures in the corners symbolising the four continents, and a floral outer border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plate-printed silk taffeta |
| Brief description | Handkerchief of plate-printed silk, England, ca. 1851 |
| Physical description | Handkerchief of plate-printed silk. Printed in black on a white silk taffeta ground and has a yellow border. The design has a distant view of the Crystal Palace in the centre, and with a symbolic group from all national standing around a statue of Mercury. There are allegorical figures in the corners symbolising the four continents, and a floral outer border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Quos sem dispersit fastus fratrumque per orbem augusti hic jungit principis auspicium' (Inscribed) |
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| Accession number | T.88-1961 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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