Handkerchief

Cotton handkerchief inscribed "72," North Family, Enfield, CT

ca. 1872

Object ID:
1952.4816.1
Community:
Connecticut, Enfield
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.

Connecticut Enfield North Family

Connecticut Enfield North Family

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Shaker Museum Handkerchief. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7965. Accessed on December 26, 2024

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