Handkerchief
Cotton handkerchief inscribed "72," North Family, Enfield, CT
ca. 1872
Description
Hand woven, plain-weave cotton (or possibly linen) 52 epi / 60 ppi approximately. Border design on all sides consists of five woven-in stripes of red and blue threads S-twisted together. Each 1/8" wide stripe consists of two strands of the twisted thread.