Woman's Mourning Handkerchief

Unknown American, American

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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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