Not on display

Handkerchief

1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Handkerchief of printed silk. Cream silk printed in brown from a metal plate with a large birds-eye view of London, four smaller scenes above with the Band of England, King's New Palace, London University and the new Post Offices with the date 1832, and four scenes below with the entrance to Hyde Park, Thames Tunnel, The Colosseum, and Custom House. Plain white border.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Plate-printed silk
Brief description
Handkerchief of plate-printed silk, England, 1832
Physical description
Handkerchief of printed silk. Cream silk printed in brown from a metal plate with a large birds-eye view of London, four smaller scenes above with the Band of England, King's New Palace, London University and the new Post Offices with the date 1832, and four scenes below with the entrance to Hyde Park, Thames Tunnel, The Colosseum, and Custom House. Plain white border.
Dimensions
  • Length: 31in
  • Width: 36in
Credit line
Given by G. Bevan, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.78-1954

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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