Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913

Description

A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson

1870s - early 20th century

Object number

2009.50.40.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

handkerchiefs

Medium

probably linen, possibly cotton

Dimensions

H x W: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)

Place used

Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Self-liberation

Slavery

Social reform

Women

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.50.40.2

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e6fe7b37-5ffb-4ccf-929d-5ae98e3c501f