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Handkerchief
Indian (Bengali)
early 19th century
Object Place: India or Europe
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, printed
Dimensions
Height x width: 16 x 18 in. (40.6 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary Parkman Sayward
Accession Number36.253
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionHandkerchief of plain-weave silk with design in central field of three rows of large plant motifs in natural on a red ground surrounded by border on four sides of repeating floral motifs in red, green, blue, yellow and natural; backed with gauze.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Mary Parkman Sayward to the MFA, April 2, 1936