Handkerchief
| Title | Handkerchief |
|---|---|
| Date | 1840–60 19th century |
| Medium | Linen |
| Origin | American American |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Alvah E. Reed, 1966 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Handkerchief” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1840–60. It is executed in linen. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration 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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Dated to 1840–60. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: American. Browse more public-domain art from American.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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