Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1679 hankies out of totally 1679 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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Summer flowers and creepy-crawlies
Lawn with machine-made hem and a printed pattern. 27.5x28.5 cm. A nice hanky. Unused.
Origin: Unknown

Summer flowers and creepy-crawlies

Insects among roses
Lawn with machine-made hem and a printed pattern. 27.5x28.5 cm. A nice hanky. Unused.
Origin: Unknown

Insects among roses

The Västerås Exhibition 1929
Cotton with machine-made hem and a hand-embroidered corner. Utställningen i Västerås 1929 and in the opposite corner the name Gertrud. 36x36 cm. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1929)

The Västerås Exhibition 1929

A real antiquity
A hand-embroidered but not ready-made handkerchief with bursts. Beautiful but yellowed and fragile. 34x34 cm. It is kept in tissue-paper!
Origin: United States

A real antiquity

Corner embroidery
Thin cotton with scalloped edge and a machine-embroidered corner. 26.5x26.5 cm. Used.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

Corner embroidery

Old laces
Lawn with two different kinds of laces. The inner lace is OK, but the outer lace has several holes. 22.5x23 cm.
Origin: United States

Old laces

Laces and hemstitches
Fine lawn with hemstitches and two rows of lace. 26x27 cm. The cloth has got a burst, but the laces are fine! Used.
Origin: United States (1900)

Laces and hemstitches

Monogram T
Cotton with machine-made hem and a hand-embroidered T with flowers. An elegant monogram. 33.5x33 cm. Used.
Origin: Unknown

Monogram T

Magnolia
Lawn with hand rolled hem and hand-embroidered magnolias. 31x31 cm. Unused and so handsome!
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Magnolia

Hand-embroidered silk
Thin silk with buttonhole stitches and embroidered flowers with hemstitches.33.5x33.5 cm. Has some stains.
Origin: Unknown

Hand-embroidered silk

Bright red roses
Lawn with hand rolled hem, woven-in satin border and printed roses. 31x31 cm. Made by Stoffels and with a label.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Bright red roses

Oscar Anderson´s hanky
Linen with machine-sewn hem and a small portrait of Oscar in one corner. 40x40 cm. Funny.
Origin: Sweden

Oscar Anderson´s hanky

The Gothenburg Exhibition 1928
Cotton with machine-sewn hem and a hand-embroidered picture from the exhibition. 29x29 cm. A little worn.
Origin: Sweden (1928)

The Gothenburg Exhibition 1928

To Ester on her 15th birthday
Fine linen with machine-sewn hem and woven-in stripes. A bookmark on one hanky (there are three in the etui). A beautiful picture on the front.
Origin: Sweden (1920)

To Ester on her 15th birthday

Apple-blossom
Lawn with hand rolled hem and a fine printed flower pattern, advertising Gillblads. Mint. 34x34 cm. Probably made by Kreier, Switzerland. Very high quality.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Apple-blossom

Crocus
Lawn with hand rolled hem and a fine printed flower pattern. Mint 34x34 cm. Made by Kreier, Switzerland. Very high quality.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Crocus

Kimono handkerchief
Cotton with a colourful print and machine-sewn hem. Folded as a traditional kimono. A gift connected with the exhibition at Nordiska Muséet.
Origin: Japan (2000)

Kimono handkerchief

Netlace luxuary
Silk with a wide netlace.24,5x24.5 cm. Mint and so delicate!
Origin: Unknown

Netlace luxuary

A chiffon hanky
Chiffon with a simple hem and a printed pattern. For the breast-pocket. 36x36 cm Slightly used.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

A chiffon hanky

Hand-painted corner with forget-me-not.
Silk with silver border and a hand-painted corner. 20x20 cm. Unused.
Origin: Unknown (1940)

Hand-painted corner with forget-me-not.