Handkerchief
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Linen lawn, machine-embroidered cotton lace.
Measurements
480 x 480 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602667
Summary
A woman's handkerchief made from white linen lawn and lace. The square-shaped lawn centre is edged with a deep border of machine-made cotton lace in a floral pattern and is otherwise undecorated. A small hand-written label attached to the reverse of the handkerchief reads, "Rea", the donor.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Rea.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right hand corner on reverse.: A small hand-written label attached to the reverse of the handkerchief reads, "Rea", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.