Handkerchief
- Object Name:
- Handkerchief
- Object ID:
- 1907.007.01 b
- Date:
- circa 1780
- Description:
- Handkerchief. White linen, plainweave Cambric. Narrow ribbed border. Written in ink in one corner: "Clarissa Sullivan". Paper tag attached to handkerchief reads: "Handkerchief belonged to Margery Sullivan, wife of Master Sullivan".
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-25 L-28 inches
- Provenance:
- Master John Sullivan (1692-1796) and Margery Browne (1714-1801) were the parents of General John Sullivan (1740-1795). Clarissa Sullivan (1780-1824) was married to the general's son, George (1772-1838).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John Sullivan
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