Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1724 hankies out of totally 1724 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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Handembroidered bird II
Lawn with hand-rolled hem, woven-in border and a hand-embroidered corner (crested tit). 29x29 cm. Very pretty! Mint.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Handembroidered bird II

Handembroidered bird I
Lawn with hand-rolled hem, woven-in border and a hand-embroidered corner. 29x29 cm. Very delicate! Mint.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Handembroidered bird I

An old inn Hotel Borås 100 years
Lawn ,unhemmed, with a print in pink and black. 27x27 cm. Printed as a souvenir for the jubilee in 1958.
Origin: Sweden (1958)

An old inn Hotel Borås 100 years

Lilac twigs
Lawn with hand rolled hem and printed flowers. 35x35 cm. Label: NELO Swiss made.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Lilac twigs

A plain gift packet
Cotton with machine-made hem and printed flowerborder. 28x28 cm Mint in the original package.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

A plain gift packet

A LARGE monogram A
Probably polyester with hand rolled hem and a light blue A surrounded by flowers. The A is 11.5 cm! 38x38 cm. Unused.
Origin: Portugal (1990)

A LARGE monogram A

A crochet pastel corner
Linen with crochet border and corner.31x31 cm. Unused. Not a favourite, but these hankies are very popular in USA.
Origin: United States (1960)

A crochet pastel corner

Hanky for the breast-pocket
Silk with lace. 23x23 cm. Probably unused but suitable for the breast-pocket. .
Origin: United States (1950)

Hanky for the breast-pocket

Two old netlace hankies
Fine cotton with netlace. They have been monogrammed C.C.W. with marking-ink. 28x28 cm and 30x30 cm. Turned yellow.
Origin: United States (1910)

Two old netlace hankies

Blue poppies
Linen with hand rolled hem and printed flowers. 35x35 cm. Rather pretty. Used.
Origin: United States (1960)

Blue poppies

Small red handembroidered flowers
Lawn with hand rolled hem, woven-in border and a cute handembroidered corner. 30.5x30.5 cm. Unused.
Origin: Unknown

Small red handembroidered flowers

Old and turned yellow
Fine linen with a neat lace and hemstitches. 29.5x29.5 cm. Unused and unwashwd.
Origin: United States (1910)

Old and turned yellow

Monogram M
Linen with hand rolled hem and a nice monogram in one corner. 29x29 cm. Slightly used.
Origin: Portugal (1990)

Monogram M

A fine machinemade lace
Lawn with an enchanting lace. 28x28 cm. Unused.
Origin: Switzerland

A fine machinemade lace

The Baltic Exhibition 1914
Cotton with machine-made hem and a hand embroidery from the exhibition area. In the opposite corner you can read Berta. 38x38 cm. Unused but turned yellow.
Origin: Sweden (1914)

The Baltic Exhibition 1914

Light blue appliqués and embroidery
Polyester with hand rolled hem and fine light-blue embroideries.36x36 cm. Unused.
Origin: Portugal (1990)

Light blue appliqués and embroidery

Now we go for a trip…
Cotton with machine-made hem and a funny print ( A child´s hanky). 24x24 cm. Unused, which is rather unusual for child´s hankies.
Origin: Unknown (1950)

Now we go for a trip…

A football match
Cotton with machine-made hem and a funny print ( A child´s hanky). 24x24 cm. Unused, which is rather unusual for child´s hankies.
Origin: Unknown (1950)

A football match

My God- my country- my honour
Silk with a plain hem and a print. 22x22 cm. A souvenir handkerchief from Denmark and King Carl X. Unused.
Origin: Denmark (1945)

My God- my country- my honour

With a wide lace
Linen with a wide machine-made lace.24x24 cm. Unused.
Origin: Unknown (2000)

With a wide lace