Handkerchief
Unknown Maker
Handkerchief of linen with wide border of late Valenciennes lace in design of curving band with floral ornaments.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. R. Keith Kane from the estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes
late 19th century
Medium: linen Technique: plain weave center, bobbin lace (late Valenciennes ground)
1951-60-20
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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