Kerchief
- Object Name:
- Kerchief
- Object ID:
- 1998.024.10
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1800-1830
- Description:
- Kerchief. Silk mesh. Embroidered with flower sprigs on entire kerchief in 3" increments; colorful silk thread (red, greens, white, yellow, brown). 1" border (silk) on all edges. 29" x 28". Item was in a box marked "Old White Laces & Embroideries", and lists more than ten textiles. Listing, "Large emb - hdkf - Mrs Mary Fisk", probably refers to this object. The box was in poor condition; label removed to accession file, box discarded.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-29 W-28 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Mary Fisk (1786-1847), Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry B. Shepard, Jr., Anne S. Bullis, and G. Dudley Shepard
- People:
- Fisk, Mary (1786-1847)
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