Handkerchief

Embroidered silk wedding handkerchief, Watervliet, NY

Object ID:
1969.16776.1
Community:
New York, Watervliet
Makers
Shaker
Description

Square off-white silk handkerchief with scalloped edges and cream-colored thread. Parallel square border, cut-out, 3/4" from border. Cream-colored starbursts. 1/2" diameter with cut-out circles in the center, to the left of the border. To left of starbursts, cut-out border 1/8" wide. Hand-embroidered flowers with stems, leaves (cream, green, purple) on each of four corners of center square, about 2 1/4" long and 3 3/8" wide at widest point.

New York Watervliet

New York Watervliet

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Shaker Museum Handkerchief. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=18825. Accessed on September 24, 2024

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