Beschreibung:

Handkerchiefs. A collection of handkerchiefs, 19th and early 20th century, 17 whitework and lace cotton handkerchiefs, variously embellished with embroidery (including figures and buildings, names or monograms, love birds), drawn threadwork, lace inserts and borders, one with ink stamp 'M.M. Gandy', and two with Traphagen School printed fabric label attached with pin, various condition, largest 51 x 52 cm (20 x 20.5 ins), together with Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland), A large white linen table napkin used at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall given in honour of Queen Victoria's Coronation, woven with the Arms of the City of London and a city scene with London Bridge, incorporating the words 'Lunden' and 'Temeswar', with an early manuscript note 'Mrs. Bradford (then Miss Dornville) was permitted to dress up as a waitress & so obtained a sight of the show & got one of the napkins as a souvenir', a few small brown marks, 80 x 67 cm (35 x 26.5 ins), plus a set of thirteen good quality starched white damask napkins, with all-over design of national shields and George V's cypher, and embroidered initials 'RA' to one corner, a few light marks, but in very good condition, 68.5 x 68.5 cm (27 x 27 ins), and a white embroidered cotton cloth, with border of flowers, leaves, and barley, and a crest at one corner with ribbon cartouche lettered 'Quand Meme', 80 x 85 cm (31.5 x 33.5 ins) (Qty: 32)