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 1830; altered about 1893
4th–5th century
4th–6th century A.D.
mid-18th century
first quarter 19th century
second quarter of the 19th century
mid-19th century
early 19th century
late 19th to early 20th century