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Handkerchief

Object Name:
Handkerchief
Object ID:
1939.014.03
Creator:
Kimball, Fanny W. (1792-1860)
Place of Origin:
Lebanon, NH
Date:
1840-1860
Description:
Handkerchief. White, cotton and linen. Buttonhole scalloped embroidery around edge, three-pronged leaf design with small eyelets around inside edge with floral design in each corner.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
W-19.5 L-20 inches
Provenance:
Made by Fanny Willis Kimball (1792-1860), wife of Robert Kimball (1786-1875) of Plainfield, and Lebanon. The donor, Anna K. Grow (1881-1968), was the adopted daughter of Mary E. Kimball (1834-1913), daughter of Robert and Fanny W. Kimball.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna K. Grow
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