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Handkerchief
Flemish (Brussels)
second half of 19th century
Object Place: Brussels, Flanders
Medium/Technique
Linen and linen bobbin lace with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
36.6 x 35.5 cm (14 7/16 x 14 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Sally Fairchild, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Charles Fairchild
Accession Number48.168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHandkerchief with round sheer white linen center and very deep border of bobbin lace in design of ferns, apples, and other stylized fruits and flowers. This handkerchief was a gift to Mrs. Fairchild on the occasion of her marriage, August 1868.