Handkerchief
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Handkerchief

TitleHandkerchief
Date1840–60 19th century
MediumLinen
OriginAmerican American
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBrooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Alvah E. Reed, 1966
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“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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