Handkerchief
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1970
Materials
Cotton lawn, cotton lace, whitework embroidery.
Measurements
290 x 290 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603048
Summary
A woman's handkerchief made from white cotton lawn. The handkerchief is decorated with a cotton lace border, with extensive whitework embroidery across the lawn ground in a pattern of trailing vines and leaves. Hand-embroidered in white thread on the lower right corner the name, "May".
Marks and inscriptions
Centre front, lower right quarter.: Hand-embroidered in white thread on the lower right corner the name, "May". See associated photograph for further details.