Accession number:
PML 87296
Published:
[United States : s.n., late 19th century]
Description:
1 handkerchief : cotton, hemmed ; 27.5 x 29 cm
Credit:
Purchased on the Elisabeth Ball Fund, 2007.
Notes:
Subtitle and date from Murphy.
Cream-colored cotton printed in black.
Late 19th century, probably American. This is the most common ABC instructional handkerchief, which is described in the "1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue". It has a large blackboard in the center with the alphabet in upper and lower cases and numbers from 1 to 0 centered within the frame. Images of children at play and at school around edges. The handkerchief was produced in at least three different color versions: blue, black, and red.
Variant Title:
ABCDEFGHI
Provenance:
Eunice K. Burnstein.
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