Collection Highlights
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
2000.715
Cardboard, wood, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: printed floral
Title
Scarf: printed floral
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 35 1/4 x 34 1/4 in. ( 89.5 x 87 cm )
Description
Cotton printed kerchief with an imitation floral India print with a brown decorative floral border; printed in red, teal, ochre, pink, green, and brown on a white ground.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1958.84
Gallery Label
It is believed that this kerchief was made by an English workman for himself at an early mill in Lowell, MA.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
