Handkerchief
- Object Name:
- Handkerchief
- Object ID:
- 1989.035.05
- Creator:
- Boote Mills
- Place of Origin:
- Lowell, MA
- Date:
- 1835-1839
- Description:
- Handkerchief. Owned by Sarah B. Currier (Foss) Davis (1805-1873), Lowell, MA; 1835-1839. Plain-woven cotton, woven with a border design of four lines made with heavier threads. Two sides are selvedge, and two sides are narrow-hemmed by hand. Written in brown ink in one corner: "Sarah B. Currier, / Boote Manufacturers / Handkerchief," followed by an inked flourish.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-27.75 L-27.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Sarah B. Currier (Foss) Davis (1805-1873) of Lowell, MA. She married (1) Ebenezer Foss (1804-1844), 1839. She married (2) Charles Davis (1803-1882), Davisville, Warner, NH, 1857. Margaret Davis (1916-2009), the donor, was the grand- daughter of Henry C. Davis (1850-1932), the nephew of Charles and Sarah B. Davis.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Davis
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