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Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Handkerchief

late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly United States (textile)
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions53.2 x 55 cm (20 15/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.844
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899
Handkerchief
early 19th century
Handkerchief
late 18th to early 19th century
Woman's shawl
late 18th to early 19th century
late 19th to early 20th century
Head wrapper (iket kepala)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Detail: pattern
About 1785, altered at a later date
late 18th century to early 19th century