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Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Handkerchief

Original Owner (American, 1894 - 1936)
Textile Maker
Date1918-1919
MediumMachine-stitched silk and cotton lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 8 7/8 x 8in. (22.5 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Theresa A. DiCorleto, Anthony DiCorleto, and Maria Hutnick in memory of Rocco A. DiCorleto
Object number2002.142.12
DescriptionPink silk crepe handkerchief with a 5/8-inch-wide border of machine-dotted net lace. The lace is light beige in color. It is attached flat onto the silk with gathers at each corner.
Status
Not on view
Handkerchief
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1919
Gift of Harriette Harrison, 1960.77.17, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1868
Front of dress with one petticoat
Unknown
about 1905-1915
Gift of Mrs. Leon Hart, in memory of George F. Spencer and his daughter, Martha Linsley Spencer ...
Unknown
1880-1885
Ditty Bag
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1918-1919
Girl's Dress
Clara Victoria Preston
about 1901-1903
Dress
Unknown
about 1873
Gift of Harriette Harrison, 1960.77.14  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1855-1865
Dress
Unknown
about 1875
Front of dress with evening bodice 2.

Gift of Mrs. Seth P. Holcombe and Mrs. Gilbert A. Wick ...
Mary Jane Buel
about 1890-1895, altered from earlier dress
Gift of F. Ruth Johnson, 1970.39.5a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Florence May Alford
about 1897
Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
1812-1814