Handkerchief

Object Name:

Handkerchief

Object ID:

2016.056.22

Date:

1840-1850

Description:

Handkerchief, white cotton. Square design with straight hemmed edges. Decorative straight lines run parallel to edges, with a blank middle. "E.A. Burley" written in ink in corner, cursive, currently brown.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-17.4 W-19.3 inches

Provenance:

FFrom 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

People:

Burley, Harry B. (1867-1954)

Subjects:

Farms, Handkerchiefs