Handkerchief
1701–1800
- Medium
- Linen, plain weave; embroidered in cotton and linen yarns; pulled threadwork in interlocking lace, overcast, herringbone, and single faggot stitches; cut and drawn work in buttonhole, Italian hem, open chain and twisted button hole stitches; with areas of padding and inserts of twist net; embroidered in back, buttonhole, detached overcast, double running, eyelet hole, flame, open chain, padded satin, Roumanian, running, satin, sheaf filling, and stem filling stitches; laid work; couching
- Dimensions
- 62.5 × 60.7 cm (24 5/8 × 23 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
accessories (object genre)needlework (visual works)costumeTextile