Handkerchief
| Title | Handkerchief |
|---|---|
| Date | 1863 19th century |
| Medium | Linen |
| Classification | Textiles-Embroidered |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. George C. White, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Stephen van Rensselaer, 1922 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Handkerchief” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1863. It is executed in linen and classified as textiles-embroidered. 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 1863. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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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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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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