Handkerchief
| Title | Handkerchief |
|---|---|
| Artist | Probably France |
| Date | 1850/75 19th century |
| Medium | Linen, plain weave; cut work embroidered with linen in needle lace fillings; and embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, padded overcast, padded satin, and trammed ladder hem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with cotton and linen, Leavers machine lace |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Inez Cunningham Stark |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Handkerchief” is a work by Probably France, dated 1850/75. It is executed in linen, plain weave; cut work embroidered with linen in needle lace fillings; and embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, padded overcast, padded satin, and trammed ladder hem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with cotton and linen, leavers 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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Dated to 1850/75. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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