Handkerchief

Object Name:

Handkerchief

Object ID:

1994.006.41

Creator:

Franshaw, Inc.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1950-1965

Description:

Handkerchief. Commemorative. Square. Manufactured by Franshaw, Inc., New York, NY. Printed on plain-woven cotton. Shows a black outline map of state of New Hampshire and includes towns, White Mountains, and some lakes. Also shows vignettes in purple, green, and yellow of Dixville Notch, State House, Old Man of the Mountain, and Dartmouth College Library, with sprigs of purple lilacs (state flower) in between. Scalloped edge with purple printed border and decorative machine-serged stitches in white cotton thread.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-13 L-13.5 inches

Provenance:

Belonged to the donor Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993) who ran an antiques business, Jane's Cabin Antiques at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.
Established in 1941, Franshaw, Inc. made decorative handkerchiefs with stylized maps as souvenir items from 1944 to 1964. As of 2015, the company is still in operation in New York, NY, dealing in wholesale goods.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky

People:

Chworowsky, Jane (1929-1993)

Subjects:

Franshaw, Inc., Handkerchiefs, Hanky, New Hampshire, Souvenirs, Textile industry, Textile printing, Textiles, Cotton, Lilacs, Maps, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire State House, Baker Memorial Library, Old Man of the Mountain, White Mountains, Dartmouth College, State House (NH), Flume