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Handkerchief
Indian
19th century
Object Place: Indian
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
92 x 93 cm (36 1/4 x 36 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.468
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHandkerchief of red silk with design in central field of central eight-point medallion and scattered flowers surrounded by four intersecting bands with repeating diamond motif and scalloped floral borders embroidered in blue, yellow and white silk; outer edge has woven bands of light green and dark blue stripes.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, April 1, 1915