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Plaid silk handkerchief
Indian
19th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk plaid with silk embroidery
Dimensions
70 x 75.3 cm (27 9/16 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary Lee, Guy Hunter Lee, Mrs. Henry Jackson, Mrs. Thornton K. Ware, and Mrs. Joseph T. Walker, in memory of Francis Wilson Lee
Accession Number49.459
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPlaid silk handkerchief; even checkerboard plaid formed by warps striped dark blue and white and wefts striped red and white; in one corner, F. W. L. embroidered in brown silk in cross stitch; considerably faded and worn; a number of breaks and holes.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.