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Kerchief
American
Late 18th–early 19th century
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Embroidered cotton
Dimensions
105.2 x 106.3 cm (41 7/16 x 41 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Frances G. Curtis
Accession Number54.61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare kerchief designed to be worn folded with two points hanging down back; sheer white cotton embroidered with fine white linen worked in great variety of stitches with border design of meander, one purely geometric and one of highly stylized leaves and blossoms; in two pendant corners, spray of flowers; in center, arranged in circle, the embroidered inscription "done by Mary Cotton in her 80 year"; narrow linen woven fringe on all four sides; a number of brown stains.