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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0339%20a-c
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0339 a-c
- Description
- A single pink linen handkerchief with printed border, and a boxed set of two Irish linen handkerchiefs with brightly printed border. (a) pink with wide border of pink outlined dogwood or apple blossoms printed on a sheerer pink background, notched edge is bound with close machine stitching. Small p…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A single pink linen handkerchief with printed border, and a boxed set of two Irish linen handkerchiefs with brightly printed border. (a) pink with wide border of pink outlined dogwood or apple blossoms printed on a sheerer pink background, notched edge is bound with close machine stitching. Small paper stickers in one corner "Made in Switzerland" and "Handkerchiefs of Distinction" (b,c) a set of two Irish linen handkerchiefs in shallow, 20.5 cm square, pink lidded box. One handkerchief pale green, one white, both with brightly printed border of berry clusters and large leaves, and narrow bright blue rolled hem on white, green hem on green. Oval gold stickers in corner of each "Irish Linen Best Seller" Taped to box lid is length of blue ribbon and hand made card reading inside "To Catherine (sic) Many happy returns of the day. Happy birthday, Love Lona"
- Subject
- households
- Lona Becker
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0339 a-c
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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0343%20a-c
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet like pink flower and smaller blue asters with light green leaves, and almost a cross stitched effect. (c) sheer linen square with machine stitched edge. One corner contains a single large red flower with yellow trumpet like centre, having a very definite cross stitched effect. A delicate garlanded border of pink flowers runs around the edge.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0344%20a-e
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0344 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five white linen handkerchiefs with white machine lace edges. (a) folded to fit and attached to a piece of white cardboard with a blue ribbon tied around. Plain with 2.5 cm border of delicate machine lace with small circles forming body and scalloped edge, mitred corners. (b) plain …
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five white linen handkerchiefs with white machine lace edges. (a) folded to fit and attached to a piece of white cardboard with a blue ribbon tied around. Plain with 2.5 cm border of delicate machine lace with small circles forming body and scalloped edge, mitred corners. (b) plain with narrow scalloped border and large lace corner with heavy lace flowers worked on a background. (c-e) a set of three identical handkerchiefs folded to fit a box. Plain with delicate 1.5 cm net like lace border and mitred corners. White daisy embroidered in one corner of each, with eyelets and drawnwork lines forming part of the pattern. White and gold oval sticker in corner of each "Made in Ireland all linen"
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0344 a-e
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