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Handkerchief
Filipino
1800–50
Object Place: Philippines
Medium/Technique
Piña cloth embroidery
Dimensions
46.5 x 46.5 cm (18 5/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary T. Spooner
Accession Number56.135
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionElaborately drawn piña ground, embroidered with fine white cotton (?) a variety of filling and outline stitches. Central quatrefoil of plain piña cloth edged with a row of shamrocks; surrounding this, a row of roses issuing as bouquets from four bunches in the corners of the field. Border of fine conventionalized blossoms, leaves and fillings, and an outer scalloped border. Condition excellent.