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Handkerchief

Handkerchief
Object name 
Handkerchief
Date 
1930-1950
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 1/2 x 12 in. ( 29.2 x 30.5 cm )
Description 
Cotton block-printed handkerchief with a central image of a sailboat on the ocean in aqua and white inside a yellow, brown, and white square; at four corners images of fruit and flowers in yellow,brown, and white on aqua ground; brown and white border.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number 
Z.1107
Marks 
printed: lower right corner: "H. S. H."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.