HANDKERCHIEF
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Closets
About this object
A square white handkerchief made of an octagonal piece of muslin in the center and a border of lace. In one corner of the muslin is the monogram Close. Surrounding the center is Honiton bobbin lace. The lace design is a series of circles that resemble roses.
- Object name:
- HANDKERCHIEF
- Made from:
- Muslin
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1905
- Size:
- 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.147
- Class:
- LACE
- Signature marks:
- inscription Close In one corner of the hanky This is done in embroidery.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973