Handkerchief

Object Name:

Handkerchief

Object ID:

1975.056.40

Place of Origin:

England//United States

Date:

1815-1825

Description:

Handkerchief. Documentary. Plate-printed in blue on plain-woven cotton. Titled "The Token or Sailors Pledge of Love". Made in United States or England. Four unfinished edges. Scene of couple standing on wharf. Woman in bonnet and empire-waisted gown facing a man with his arm across her back resting on her shoulder. He holds a parcel in one hand. On the ground is a bundle tied to a stick. Tavern or inn behind the woman with men seated at tables drink through the doorway. Open window on second level, on pane of glass has "9" another "J". A bird cage with bird inside watching hangs from a hook on the tavern. Cat on bench also watches the couple. Ship on the ocean with a person in a rowboat depicted behind the man. Scalloped border. Rectangle across bottom with printed text: " THE TOKEN OR / SAILORS PLEDGE OF LOVE" printed bottom center. Two verses, one on each side. Left facing verse: "The voyage that had been long and hard / But that had yielded full reward / That brought each sailor to his friend / Happy and rich was at an end / Where Jack his toils and perils oer / Beheld his Nancy on the shore." Right facing verse: "He then the 'Bacco Box displayd / And cry'd and seized the charming maid / If you loves I as I loves you / No pair so happy as we two." Four raw edges.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-14 L-16.375 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of William L. Warren

People:

Warren, William L. (1912-1998)

Subjects:

Textile printing, Textiles plate printed, Sailors, Sailing, Cats, Birds, Birdcages, Taverns, Ships, Boats, Rocks, Water, Oceans, Wharves, Drinking, Handkerchiefs