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Handkerchief

Title	Handkerchief
Date	18th–19th century 18th century
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Nuttall Collection, Gift of Mrs. Magdalena Nuttall, 1908
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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