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Kerchief
Embroidered by: Rachel Leonard (American (Boston, Masssachusetts))
American
Colonial
1752
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with linen
Dimensions
Length x width: 52.1 x 129.9 cm (20 1/2 x 51 1/8 in.) (Maximum)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Susan Hedge Davis of Plymouth, Mass.
Accession Number12.193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite India muslin embroidered with white cotton and with drawn-work, shadow-work, laid-work, chain stitch and button hole stitch. In one end is worked the date, 1752, and in the other R. L., the initials of the maker, Rachel Leonard.
ProvenanceThis piece was made by Rachel Leonard of Norton, Mass., an ancestress of Mrs Davis