Handkerchief

Handkerchief

Square plain-weave white cotton or bast fiber handkerchief with colored needlepoint flower embroidery. Three corners feature the same embroidered design: a single pink flower with red center brown stem and green leaves offset by two small red squares. The remaining corner is decorated with a group of flowers. A large pink and red flower with yellow center is surrounded by one small pink two pale orange and two blue flowers. Green leaves and brown stems are also part of the group. The design is offset by small red squares and three purple flowers along the corner edges. Various yellow stains cover much of the handkerchief.

1993.080.013