Handkerchief
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Linen lawn, Ayrshire whitework embroidery.
Measurements
330 x 330 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604064
Summary
A woman's handkerchief made from white linen lawn. The handkerchief is decorated in Ayrshire whitework embroidery, with delicately worked hearts, flowers, sprigs and leaves in a combination of satin stitch, stem stitch and blanket stitch, with an embroidered dagged border.
Provenance
Gift of John Green