Explore the CollectionHandkerchief

Measurements
21cm x 22cm
Place of Origin
France
Historical Period/Date
20th Century
Registration Number
1985-050
Donated/Purchased
Donated
Techniques
Knotted Lace,Lace,Needlemade Lace,
Objects
Costume Accessories - Women,Handkerchiefs,Trimmings,

Physical Description

Handkerchief edging worked in natural coloured cotton thread in Armenian needle knotted lace. The edging is still attached to the backing on which it was worked. The backing consists of coloured glazed cotton over several layers of brown paper. There is a note on the back written in ink in French which states that the work was done by the 'Mauresques' who are a people in Southern France descended from people from North Africa.See also 195-051.

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