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Collection Item: Commemorative Handkerchief

Basic info

Collection
Costume and Textiles
Object name
Commemorative handkerchief
Object category
Costume, female
Object subcategory
Accessories used in the care of the person
Description
Handkerchief of white silk embroidered in one corner with the flags of the World War I allies. The flags from left to right are Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia.
Production date start
1914
Production date end
1918
Period
World War One

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : BA476
Number of objects
1
Classification code
3.3381
Classification scheme
SHIC
ID
10000030

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Silk (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole height 220.0 mm
Whole width 220.0 mm