Bertrand Handkerchief
This beautiful Bertrand Handkerchief is reproduced from the collection of Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library.
The handkerchief design is reflected in patterns found in the Bertrand Room on the third floor of the house. Architectural features in the room originated in Belle Isle, a house constructed by Thomas Bertrand in Lancaster County, Virginia, circa 1770. Today the room showcases some of Winterthur's New York Chippendale-style furniture and imported vine-like sconces to help illuminate a collection of white English salt-glazed stoneware ceramics decorated in basket weave and berry motifs.
The original handkerchief that our reproduction Bertrand Handkerchief is based on was printed in England between 1790 and 1810. It was made from plain-woven cotton, printed in the mordant style in two shades of red, purple, and black, with penciled yellow and blue, and overprinted green.
The design features an evenly-spaced pattern of a single red berry or bud, with a single green leaf, and a border of raspberries and green, yellow, and brown leaves, with abstract pin-dotted leaves and tendrils around all four edges.
Our Bertrand Handkerchief:
- Measures approximately 35" x 35"
- 100% Hand-Loomed Cotton Mull
- Hand block printed and hand finished
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