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Striking forms with exaggerated points enclosing the border motifs contribute to this handkerchief's distinctive look. The pod forms are unusual and beautifully detailed. The alternating use of different embroidery stitches creates shading and depth within the graphic images.
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Title: Handkerchief
Date: second quarter 19th century
Culture: probably American
Medium: cotton
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Alyce Stern, 1961
Accession Number: 2009.300.2853
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