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Museum Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Handkerchief
Title
Handkerchief
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
Object Number
2002.1.2458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
