Not on display

Handkerchief

1800-1849 (made)
Place of origin

Silk handkerchief with a cream ground blocked printed in red with an all-over repeating pattern of rounded squares linked by floral motifs, and a purple border with a wavy stem design

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Handkerchief, block printed silk, 1800-1849,English
Physical description
Silk handkerchief with a cream ground blocked printed in red with an all-over repeating pattern of rounded squares linked by floral motifs, and a purple border with a wavy stem design
Dimensions
  • Length: 99.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 66cm (Note: converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by the descendants of Hannah Downes
Collection
Accession number
T.46-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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