handkerchief

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Geography:
Philippines
Culture:
Philippine
Materials:
piña fiber
Collection:
The Textile Museum Collection
Accession Number:
1996.18.20
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner White
Date:
19th century
Copyright:
Public domain
Object Type:
Textile
Dimensions:
76.20 H x 74.93 W cm (30 H x 29 1/2 W in)
Structure:
embroidery; plain weave; withdrawn element work
Used in:
high fashion
Bibliography:
Mattiebelle Gittinger (Author), "Sweet Yarns: The Story of a Noble Fiber from the Philippines", Textile Museum Journal, Textile Museum Journal, Washington, D.C., Summer 1998, p. 5
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Exhibition History:
Sourcing the Museum, March 23, 2012 - August 19, 2012
Sweet Yarns: The Story of a Noble Fiber from the Philippines, September 11, 1998 - January 11, 1999
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Digitization of The Textile Museum Collection is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Shirley Z. Johnson and Charles Rumph Photography Fund and the Avenir Foundation, Inc.