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This handkerchief has an embroidered monogram in one corner with the initials B. M.

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Document identity
localId
115891
label
Lace Handkerchief
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
115891
contentType
object
title
Lace Handkerchief
description
This handkerchief has an embroidered monogram in one corner with the initials B. M.
date
1850–1900
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80010036
genreSpecific
Embroidery
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 41.9 x 41.9 cm (16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
cul
Switzerland
accession
1936.6
Source extras
tec
linen: embroidery
tombstone
Lace Handkerchief, 1850–1900. Switzerland. Linen: embroidery; average: 41.9 x 41.9 cm (16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.60
collection
T - Lace
inscriptions
inscription
in one corner: "B.M."
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude. “The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection of Lace.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 23, no. 4 (1936).
page_number
p. 53–54
creditline
The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:03:27.531000
sourceId
115891
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Lace
med
linen: embroidery
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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dcc07adea1bccf93