Embroidered Handkerchief

1880–99 Average: 32.4 x 33 cm (12 3/4 x 13 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1936.739

This square handkerchief is made of piña fiber cloth in plain weave. All four edges are finished with a hand-embroidered cotton border of small repeating floral motifs. One corner bears the embroidered monogram “L. C. H.,” the initials of its first owner, Lilian Converse Hanna.

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1936.739
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