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DateEarly 1800s
Terms
- Handkerchiefs
- Cotton
- Thread
Dimensions40.64 × 41.28 cm (16 × 16 1/4 in.)
MarkingsIn ink: "M.B.P". Label: "My mother's handkerchief Mary Brooks Pattee, Lora Pattee Jenney".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edwin C. Jenney (1942)
Object numberPER1188.1
DescriptionA square, sheer white cotton mull handkerchief featuring a .75" wide hem embroidered in white with a fruit (grape) and leaf motif. Incscribed in one corner are the initials "M.B.P.".
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1107.1C
Object number: PER1138.2