Handkerchief
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Cotton lawn, Mountmellick whitework embroidery.
Measurements
320 x 320 mm
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603931
Summary
A woman's handkerchief made from white cotton lawn. The handkerchief is decorated around the border and on the four corners with Mountmellick-style whitework embroidery, in a floral design that is typically found in embroidery from that region.