Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman
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Object Details
- Date
- 1870s - early 20th century
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Description
- A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Women
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.50.40.2
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- probably linen, possibly cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.50.40.2