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Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman by Unknown, American Harriet Tubman — VisualArtsDB

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Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Unknown American Harriet Tubman

1910

Medium: probably linen, possibly cotton
Genre: Handkerchiefs
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Clothing and dressSelf-liberationslaverywomenSocial reform

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A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis.

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