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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A beautiful work
Lawn with scalloped edge and a beautiful handmade edging. 30x30 cm. Unused. A fine handkerchief for a real lady.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

A beautiful work

Hanky-holder with contents
Pink silk with silk ribbons, netlace and flower decoration. 18x18 cm. In it you find four different handkerchiefs, one Greetings from California hanky and the others with neat corners. Different sizes. They look unused.
Origin: Sweden

Hanky-holder with contents

Hanky-holder with contents
Pink silk with silk ribbons, netlace and flower decoration. 18x18 cm. In it you find four different handkerchiefs, one Greetings from California hanky and the others with neat corners. Different sizes. They look unused.
Origin: Sweden

Hanky-holder with contents

A lot of needlework
Linen with different edges and corners. An embroidery examination? 18x19.5 cm. Very very wellkept.
Origin: Sweden (1883)

A lot of needlework

Bobbin lace in bows
Linen with a handmade bobbin lace.22x22 cm. Old but well kept.
Origin: Sweden (1920)

Bobbin lace in bows

Four Irishmen
Irish linen with hemstitches. All four hankies have different colours. In a gift box.
Origin: Unknown (1960)

Four Irishmen

Double bows
Cotton with machine-made hem and a small hand-embroidered corner. 27x27 cm. Slightly used.
Origin: Sweden

Double bows

Pansies in two ranges of colours
Cotton with handrolled hem and pretty flower borders. 38x38 cm. Mint.
Origin: Japan (2009)

Pansies in two ranges of colours

Yoshie Inaba Japan
Cotton with handrolled hem and a printed flower border with paisley pattern within.48x48 cm. Mint.
Origin: Japan (2009)

Yoshie Inaba Japan

Four Siamese cats
Lawn with handrolled hem and a playful print. Design Depose. 32x32 cm. Vintage.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Four Siamese cats

The Baltic Exhibition 1914
Cotton with a wide machine-made hem and a corner with handmade embroideries. In the opposite corner you can read Agda. 39x39 cm. Mint.
Origin: Sweden (1914)

The Baltic Exhibition 1914

A British jubilee handkerchief
Lawn with machine-made hem. The handkerchief is a memory of the regency of King George VI and Queen Mary. 28x28 cm. Some stains.
Origin: United Kingdom (1935)

A British jubilee handkerchief

A large wedding handkerchief
Lawn with a wide netlace with a lot of machine-made embroideries. 39x39 cm. Only used once?
Origin: Unknown

A large wedding handkerchief

A big rose and dots
Lawn with handrolled hem and an applicated flower with dots all around. 40x40 cm. Mint.
Origin: Portugal

A big rose and dots

A beautiful crochet lace
Cotton with a neatly attached crochet lace. 31x31 cm. Mint.
Origin: Sweden

A beautiful crochet lace

Airy tatted lace and Irish linen
Irish linen with a loose tatted lace. 33x33 cm. Used.
Origin: United States

Airy tatted lace and Irish linen

Shadow print
Lawn with handrolled hem and a charming shadow print with romantic boat sceneries. 30x30 cm. Mint.
Origin: Unknown

Shadow print

Plenty of punchwork
Linen with handrolled hem and a lot of drawn threadwork. 26x26 cm. Mint.
Origin: Unknown

Plenty of punchwork

Playing cats
Cotton with handrolled hem and a sweet print. Label:Lehner Made in Switzerland. 29x29 cm. Mint.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Playing cats

Connecticut- - a state handkerchief
Cotton with scalloped edge and a printed map, flower of the state and pictures of wellknown places. 34x34 cm. Vintage.
Origin: United States (1950)

Connecticut- - a state handkerchief