Woman's Mourning Handkerchief
Unknown American, American
mid-late 19th century
Silk, faille, and lace
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Henry B. Williams
157.28.18439
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Accessory
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Exhibition History
Death and Dying: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 55, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 11-March 26, 1995.
Provenance
Henry Bates Williams (1907-1987), Dartmouth Professor of English and Drama; given to present collection, 1957.
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