Handkerchief
- Title:
- A Geographical View of all the Post Towns in the United States of America
- Object Name:
- Handkerchief
- Object ID:
- 1965.069
- Creator:
- Gillespie, Richard
- Place of Origin:
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Handkerchief. Tan ground with brown printing. Decorative border of vines and grapes incorporating medallion portraits of Washington, Adams, Madison, and Jefferson. American eagle at upper two corners, U.S. Seal and Liberty at lower corners. Titled in banner across top, "A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF ALL THE POST TOWNS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / And Their Distances From Each Other According To The Establishment of the Post Master General / In The Year 1815". Chart for compiling rates to all towns in center with explanatory material. Cross stitch name "Lydia Garon" in one corner. Printed, lower right, "Printed by R. GILLESPIE, Anderston Printfield, Near GLASGOW."
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-24.75 L-19.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Sargent
- People:
- Garon, Lydia
- Subjects:
- Postage, Postal service, Postal service rates
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.