Silk
Unknown Maker
Promotional handkerchief printed with several steps in the process of producing silk. Hemmed on three sides.
Credit: Gift of Cora Ginsburg
1840-1860
Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave foundation.
1986-63-1
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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