OBJECT: 1985.0177 – Handkerchief initials BHW.
DESCRIPTION: Handkerchief in cream.
PATTERN: Silk Fabric. Very fine silk. Flower & Scallop edging.
STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES: B.H.W. embroidered onto silk. Edged with diamond net. Tambour Stitch,
FIBRE: Silk material. Diamond net.
SIZE: 32 cm x 32 cm.
CIRCA: 1925 – 1950.
COMMENTS: Two small stains on the silk.
GIFT OF: Not known.
STORED: Archival Box B
WORKSHOP LINK: https://limericklace.ie/?p=1578
LIMERICK MUSEUM CATALOGUE LINK: http://museum.limerick.ie/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/6754
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