Handkerchief
| Title | Handkerchief |
|---|---|
| Artist | France |
| Date | 1825/75 19th century |
| Medium | Linen, plain weave; pulled thread work in diagonal drawn filling stitches; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, hem, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; French knots; edged in cotton and linen, Levers machine lace |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Handkerchief” is a work by France, dated 1825/75. It is executed in linen, plain weave; pulled thread work in diagonal drawn filling stitches; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, hem, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; french knots; edged in cotton and linen, levers machine lace and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1825/75. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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