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The current selection contains 179 hankies out of totally 1243 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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Handmade lace
Fine linen with a nice handmade lace. Look at the corners! 9''x9''. Mint.
Origin: Sweden

Handmade lace

Lydia´s hanky
Cotton with a wide hem, flowers in silk in one corner and ''Lydia'' in the opposite corner.14''x14''.Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1920)

Lydia´s hanky

Exhibition 1928
Silk with machine hem. City arms and bell-tower from ''Stadsparken''. 12,5''x12,5''. Mint and in very good condition.
Origin: Sweden (1928)

Exhibition 1928

Exhibition 1923
Cotton with machine hem. Handembroidered picture of the consert hall in Liseberg. 11,5''x11,5''. A little used.
Origin: Sweden (1923)

Exhibition 1923

Wedding-hanky
Lawn with a hem of handsewn buttonhole stitches. Butterflies and twigs in the corners and small dots as a border. Very fine and in a good condition. 17''x17''.
Origin: Sweden (1880)

Wedding-hanky

A girl's work
Cotton with a hem of buttonhole stitches and white on white embroidery. 9''x9''. A little used
Origin: Sweden (1950)

A girl's work

Hanky for church-visits
Cotton with lace all around and satin stitches in the corners. It has been used a lot , and there are small holes on the lace. 22''x22''.
Origin: Sweden (1880)

Hanky for church-visits

Wedding handkerchief
Line with Venetian embroidery all around and the name of the bride in red. Some threads are loose, but all the same it is a fine and valuable handkerchief . 15,5''x15,5''.
Origin: Sweden (1890)

Wedding handkerchief

Fine stitches and dots
Thin cotton with buttonhole stitches and bigger and smaller dots. 11''x11''. Used.
Origin: Sweden

Fine stitches and dots

White on white
Cotton with a hem of buttonhole-stitches and flowerpattern. 7,7''x7,5''. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1930)

White on white

Björkliden
Cotton with printed motif (dwarf birch) and the place-name Björkliden. 13''x13''. Unused,
Origin: Sweden

Björkliden

Abisko Touriststation
Cotton with printed pattern and the name in runes. 9,5''x9,5''. They are unused.
Origin: Sweden

Abisko Touriststation

Hankies for workers
Handwoven cotton with a small monogram. Unusual since older hankies for workers usually are worn out.13,5''x13,5''. A little used.
Origin: Sweden (1900)

Hankies for workers

A gentleman's handkerchief
Linen with monogram. 16''x16''. Vintage but still very nice.
Origin: Sweden (1900)

A gentleman's handkerchief

Queen Sofia
Fine linen with lace, drawn threadwork and three handsewn rows of folds. It is neatly mended and a very nice work. The handkerchief has belonged to Queen Sofia, King Oscar´s wife, and given to a retired woman at court. 21''x21''.
Origin: Sweden (1890)

Queen Sofia

A masterpiece
Fine linen with 1,25'' wide ethereal drawnwork and a very fine, probably handmade lace. A real bargain; two Swedish crowns (about 0,3 dollar) at the flea market. 15''x15''.
Origin: Sweden (1880)

A masterpiece

Lace hankies
Linen handkerchiefs with laces. The laces may be handmade. 12,5''x12,5''. Unused.
Origin: Sweden

Lace hankies

Monogram SM
Linen with lace, drawn threadwork and the monogram S . 9''x9''. A little used and a very fine work.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

Monogram SM

Marie
Handprinted lawn from Jobs Handtryck, Sweden. The hanky was made 1954-1966 and 1980. Machine-hem. 11''x11''. Mint. Very charming!
Origin: Sweden (1960)

Marie

Gustav II Adolf
Cotton with print (Gustav II Adolf and Swedish flags). Machine-hem. 12,5''x12,5''. Mint. Probably made as a memory of G II A´s death 1632. But in what year?
Origin: Sweden

Gustav II Adolf