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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.
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Title: Handkerchief
Date: late 19th century
Culture: French
Medium: linen
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
Accession Number: 2009.300.1091
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