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Unknown Maker, Philippine

Handkerchief

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Philippine

Culture

Philippine

Title

Handkerchief

Year

ca. 1800-1900

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Place Made: Philippines

Dimensions

40.6 cm (16 inches) square

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Esther H. Baker

Object Number

14.497

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From Pineapple to Pañuelo
Philippine Textiles
Dec 07, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Label copy

Fashionable women in the 1800s and early 1900s complemented their piña finery with accessories including jewelry, fans, hair combs, and piña handkerchiefs. A woman might have embroidered her name or initials on her handkerchief, matching its embroidery or embellishment to that on her blouse and pañuelo. Both these handkerchiefs feature a center of plain-weave piña edged with drawn-work calado and cotton embroidery.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Philippine
Handkerchief, ca. 1800-1900
Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber) with cotton embroidery
40.6 cm (16 inches) square
Gift of Miss Esther H. Baker 14.497

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