Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handkerchief
Object Number:
2002.1.2458
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
Description:
A purplish red silk handkerchief with scalloped edges from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Embroidery in white in one corner reads "Worlds Fair/ Chicago/ 1893", with floral decoration. It has been embroidered in white on the opposite corner "Harry".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
