Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1543 hankies out of totally 1543 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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White crochet lace
Cotton with 2 cm wide crochet lace. 31x31 cm. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1980)

White crochet lace

A small gift box
Cotton with scalloped edge and machine-embroidered corners. Label: Rivoli Swiss Style.Two handkerchiefs pinned to a paper.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

A small gift box

A cellophane package
Cotton with grey lace all around. Label :Rein maco. Three handkerchiefs in a gift package.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

A cellophane package

Exhibition in Örnsköldsvik 1942
Cotton with machine-made hem, hand-embroidery, text and lace ( unusual on exhibition hankies). In the opposite corner you can read Henny. 25x25 cm. Used.
Origin: Sweden (1943)

Exhibition in Örnsköldsvik 1942

As a decoration
Silk with machine-made hem and printed flowers. 28x28 cm. As new.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

As a decoration

Neat and pretty
Cotton with machine-made hem and a corner with embroidery and lace, all made in white. 24x24 cm. Used.
Origin: Sweden (1960)

Neat and pretty

Netlace edging
Silk with a neat netlace. 23x23 cm. Mint.
Origin: Unknown

Netlace edging

Three different colours
Cotton with scalloped edge and printed flowers. Pinned in a gift package.
Origin: Philippines (1960)

Three different colours

A neat bobbin lace from Vadstena
Linen with a neatly attached handmade bobbin lace. The lace was made by the metre before 1970. 20x20 cm. Mint.
Origin: Sweden

A neat bobbin lace from Vadstena

New York souvenir
Cotton with machine-made hem and do embroidery. An unopened package with two hankies in different tones.
Origin: Switzerland (1900)

New York souvenir

An old beauty
Silk with a handmade lace. 26x26 cm. Mint and a beauty.
Origin: Sweden (1920)

An old beauty

In memory of WW1
Silk with machine-made hem and printed flags. There are seven photos of leading men from that time as well.26x26 cm. Unused.
Origin: Unknown (1918)

In memory of WW1

Exhibition in Trelleborg in 1931
Cotton with a wide machine-made hem and embroidery ( Trelleborg Exhibition 1931). The embroidery is a little worn. 35x35 cm. Vintage.
Origin: Sweden (1931)

Exhibition in Trelleborg in 1931

New Jersey- a state hanky
Cotton with scalloped edge and a print( map, the flower of the state and pictures of wellknown places). 34.5x34.5 cm. Mint.
Origin: United States (1960)

New Jersey- a state hanky

Home exhibition in Alingsås 1927
Cotton with a wide machine-made hem and a handmade embroidery in one corner. In the opposite corner you can read Linnea. 36x36 cm. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1927)

Home exhibition in Alingsås 1927

A delight of a collector
Linen with a beautiful handmade bobbin lace very neatly attached. The lace (4 cm) is made in Vadstena before 1970. I have bought it in Elsa Petersons Spetsaffär Eftr in Vadstena. The shop is owned by Elsa´s daughter Gunnel, born in 1923. 21x21 cm. Mint.
Origin: Sweden

A delight of a collector

Small and neat stitches
Fine linen with very fine embroidery. Unfortunately a small hole in the middle of the hanky. 27x27 cm. Used.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Small and neat stitches

A bouquet of lilies-of-the valley
Polycotton with handrolled hem and a hand-embroidered corner. 29x29 cm. Mint.
Origin: Unknown (1990)

A bouquet of lilies-of-the valley

Netlace
Cotton with 5 cm wide airy netlace. 28x28 cm. Unused.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

Netlace

The agriculture conference in Gothenburg 1923
Cotton with a wide machine-made hem and a handmade embroidery in beige tones in one corner. In the opposite corner you can read Kristina Ericsson. 35x35 cm. Used.
Origin: Sweden (1923)

The agriculture conference in Gothenburg 1923