Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with machine-made lacework borders. The central square of the handkerchief is plain except for a lacework floral spring in one corner. The border consists of four panels of bobbin lace in a floral motif with a scalloped edge. The panels are seamed at the corners of the handkerchief.

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