Handkerchief
first half of the 19th century
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufactureprobably England
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed linen plain weave, triple warps
Dimensions53.3 x 52.5 cm (21 x 20 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout
Accession number45.619
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ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945
about 500 B.C.
late 16th or 17th century
4th–6th century A.D.
Late 18th or first half of the 19th century
second quarter of the 19th century
about 1830; altered about 1893
1770s
late 18th to early 19th century
A.D. 1000–1476
mid-18th century
first quarter 19th century
second quarter of the 19th century