Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Panel of printed cotton with four boys' handkerchiefs which were never cut into individual squares. The fabric was hemmed, embroidered with initials and used as a man's handkerchief. The upper left square contains a scene of children at work and play. The upper right square features two giraffes surrounded by other animals, including a lion, a tiger, an armadillo, and a gazelle. The lower left square shows horses and various horse-drawn carriages, and the lower right a variety of sailing ships. All printed in black on a white ground, with red borders.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. William A. Hutcheson
- ca. 1840
- Accession Number
- 1943-31-8
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- printed, dyed & painted textiles
- Handkerchiefs
- Medium
- Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave Label: cotton printed by engraved plate
- Dimensions
- H x W: 81.3 × 76.2 cm (32 × 30 in.)
- made in
- England
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Textiles Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1943-31-8
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47bb8cb9f-f22b-4434-b55a-90d1f9bf36ef
