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Handkerchief

Object Name:
Handkerchief
Object ID:
2016.056.21
Date:
circa 1830
Description:
Handkerchief, white cotton. Square design with scalloped edges. Repeating floral pattern runs around edge in straight line (not following scalloping), with a blank middle. "B.J. Barker" written ink in center, cursive, currently brown.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-11.8 W-12 inches
Provenance:
From the Burley-Haley family of Epping, NH. Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127).
Credit Line:
Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust
Subjects:
Farms, Handkerchiefs
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