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Handkerchief
Handkerchief

Handkerchief

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Rocco A. DiCorleto American, 1894 - 1936
Textile MakerMade by Unknown
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
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.
Object number2002.142.12
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Handkerchief
    Rocco A. DiCorleto
    1919
    Gift of Harriette Harrison, 1960.77.17, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Unknown
    about 1868
    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
    Dress
    Unknown
    about 1873
    Front of dress with one petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1905-1915
    Gift of F. Ruth Johnson, 1970.39.5a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Florence May Alford
    about 1897
    Dress
    Unknown
    about 1875
    Girl's Dress
    Clara Victoria Preston
    about 1901-1903
    Gift of Harriette Harrison, 1960.77.14  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1855-1865
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1954.20.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Do…
    Harriette Yale Merriman
    1866
    1994.59.83
    Hofer family
    about 1915-1930