Handkerchief

Object Name:

Handkerchief

Object ID:

2000.012.06

Date:

1847

Description:

Handkerchief. Square, sheer white fabric (linen or cotton), with hand made lace edging on all sides. Name label sewn in corner, embroidered white on white, "Anna Roberts". 9" x 9".

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

W-9 L-9 inches

Provenance:

Handkerchief from wedding outfit of Betsey Carleton (Haverhill, NH), used at her marriage to Stephen James Roberts (Claremont, NH), 1847. Handkerchief was given to Betsey by Stephen's sister, Anna Roberts. Note from donor (great-granddaughter of Betsey & Stephen Roberts): "These garments were ... used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."

Credit Line:

Gift of Anne Landini

People:

Carleton, Betsey (1824-1908)

Subjects:

Wedding