Handkerchief

Unknown

late 19th century · linen · Costume Institute

The delicate fabric of this handkerchief is worked in fine embroidery depicting manly pursuits. Needlework of this type was created by convent nuns. The handkerchief's large size and imagery indicate it is for a man's use.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

linen

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Sterling Peters, 1925