Event handkerchief

Manufactory C.G. (probably Colin Gillespie)

1819

Not on view

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Title: Event handkerchief
Manufactory: C.G. (probably Colin Gillespie)
Date: 1819
Culture: Scottish, Glasgow
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: H. 25 3/8 x W. 19 1/4 inches
64.5 x 48.9 cm
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.109.102
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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