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Lace Handkerchief
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Lace Handkerchief

1860–99 · Plain weave linen center; needle lace (point de gaze) edging

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This Point de Gaze lace handkerchief is embroidered with an inscription in one corner: K- S- H 1888 t F. A. H. 1923 to K. B. H.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineLace Handkerchief, 1860–99. Belgium, Brussels. Plain weave linen center; needle lace (point de gaze) edging; average: 34.3 x 35.6 cm (13 1/2 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey, 1936.702

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