Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1980.025 |
Catalog Number |
1980.025.0002 |
Object Name |
Kerchief |
Description |
Indigo blue and white checked cotton square, probably a pocket handkerchief. Narrow stripes 3/8" apart, two indigo border stripes 1/4" wide each. Hand stitched hem. Illegible remains of indigo cross-stitch initials in corner. Written in pencil on scrap of blue-lined paper stitched to corner: "Neckerchief/Shirley Shakers/Oct. 1904 M.M. Longley." Written in ballpoint ink on white tag safety-pinned to corner: "Shaker kerchief/10118 Re/Rez $12.00" |
Height (in) |
25.500 |
Width (in) |
24.000 |
Material |
Linen |
Place of Origin |
Shirley, MA |