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Handkerchief
This is a Handkerchief. It is dated 1876 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is cotton and its technique is printed by engraved plate on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This commemorative handkerchief for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 features the Horticultural Hall, designed as a tribute to Joseph Paxton’s building for the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Popular exhibits at The Horticultural Hall included ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, hot houses, conservancies, garden tools, and garden design, construction, and maintenance. The orange and lemon trees bearing fruit attracted particular interest.
This object was
donated by
American Textile History Museum.
It is credited American Textile History Museum Collection.
- Handkerchief (Japan)
- cotton.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1991-135-1
- Handkerchief, Chicago World's Fair, 1893
- Warp x Weft: 43 x 47 cm (16 15/16 x 18 1/2 in.).
- Gift of Joyce Ames.
- 1986-87-1
- Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe
- plated tin, printed, gilded.
- Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
- 1982-23-3
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Ferris Wheel, World's Fair, Chicago Matchsafe
- plated brass.
- Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
- 1980-14-1115
- Cut-out, The Little Model Maker: Horticultural Hall, Centennial International...
- Museum purchase through gift of Peter Cooper Hewitt.
- 1953-66-3-a
Its dimensions are
H x W: 27.3 × 28.3 cm (10 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Handkerchief; cotton; H x W: 27.3 × 28.3 cm (10 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.); American Textile History Museum Collection; 2016-35-74
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
