Handkerchief

Museum number:
2-68300
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4012
Description:
Handkerchief; white silk, hand stitched with embroidered initial “O” in one corner. 51 cm sq. Everyday use, possibly man’s handkerchief.
Donor:
Bertha Hammond
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Handkerchiefs
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1985
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Handkerchief, accession number 2-68300, described as Handkerchief; white silk, hand stitched with embroidered initial “O” in one corner. 51 cm sq. Everyday use, possibly man’s handkerchief.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handkerchief, accession number 2-68300, described as Handkerchief; white silk, hand stitched with embroidered initial “O” in one corner. 51 cm sq. Everyday use, possibly man’s handkerchief.

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