India Birds Handkerchief
This beautiful hand blocked India Birds Handkerchief is reproduced from the collection of Old Sturbridge Village.
Dating from 1780 to 1810, this vibrant handkerchief features a trefoil leaf design in madder red on a white ground, surrounded by a scalloped border. It is speculated that this handkerchief was made in India for English import.
This handkerchief would have been dyed in a madder dye, using two strengths of mordant to achieve the two shades of red. Inexpensive to make, it would have been readily affordable to most socio-economic levels.
Our India Birds Handkerchief:
- Measures approximately 36" x 36"
- 100% hand loomed cotton mull.
- Hand block printed and hand finished
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