Handkerchief

Museum number:
5-15750
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015750
Alternate number:
S-52-54
Accession number:
Acc.4613
Description:
Handkerchief, cotton (?) white, rectangular; -15747) embroidered with "Seychelles", bird and palm tree; length 23.0 centimeter X length 20.5 centimeters -15748) laced edged, embroidered "Seychelles" and seaside scene; length 27.0 X 26.0 centimeters -15749 laced edged, embroidered with "Seychelles" and island scene; length 28. X 26 centimeters -15750) laced- edge, rounded edge, no embroidery; 24.0 X 24.0 centimeters.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands, Eastern Africa
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
1975
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Handkerchiefs
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 10, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Handkerchief, accession number 5-15750, described as Handkerchief, cotton (?) white, rectangular; -15747) embroidered with "Seychelles", bird and palm tree; length 23.0 centimeter X length 20.5 centimeters -15748) laced edged, embroidered "Seychelles" and seaside scene; length 27.0 X 26.0 centimeters -15749 laced edged, embroidered with "Seychelles" and island scene; length 28. X 26 centimeters -15750) laced- edge, rounded edge, no embroidery; 24.0 X 24.0 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handkerchief, accession number 5-15750, described as Handkerchief, cotton (?) white, rectangular; -15747) embroidered with "Seychelles", bird and palm tree; length 23.0 centimeter X length 20.5 centimeters -15748) laced edged, embroidered "Seychelles" and seaside scene; length 27.0 X 26.0 centimeters -15749 laced edged, embroidered with "Seychelles" and island scene; length 28. X 26 centimeters -15750) laced- edge, rounded edge, no embroidery; 24.0 X 24.0 centimeters.

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