Handkerchief
Handkerchiefs were still very much a part of a woman's wardrobe in the 1950s. This attractive printed example represents one of four Billy Weiss designs in the collection that were printed using a single screen (2009.300.3129, 2009.300.3131, and 2009.300.3132).
Artwork Details
- Title: Handkerchief
- Designer: Billy Weiss
- Manufacturer: Herzman Scarfs
- Date: 1950
- Culture: American
- Medium: linen
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Herzman Scarf, 1950
- Object Number: 2009.300.3131
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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