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- 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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