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Handkerchief

Object Name:
Handkerchief
Object ID:
1946.023.14
Date:
circa 1858
Description:
Handkerchief. White linen mull, 1" hemstitched border. White embroidery around border. Corner designs. Written in ink in center (barely legible) "Sarah H. Bugbee a present by her friend (Miss Frost), Dec. 25, 1858."
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
W-15 L-15.25 inches
Provenance:
On catalog card: "Handkerchief given my grandmother (Mrs. Sarah Hayes Bugbee) Dec. 25, 1858 by her friend Miss Frost."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary C. Hopkinson
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