Handkerchief
date: label: Date
content: mid- 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: White handkerchief of fine cream white linen with border decorated with open work in diamond shapes, framing small designs in lace stitches; flower sprays and wheat above border. Edge is scalloped with oval-shaped forms framing open work and lace stitch details. Bobbin lace edge. Corners rounded. Large corner initial: "P.D.O."
place: label: made in
content: Belgium or France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. R. Keith Kane from the estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1951-60-3
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Handkerchief
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen Technique: embroidered, needle lace filling stitches, edged with bobbin lace
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 37 × 37 cm (14 9/16 × 14 9/16 in.)