Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1307 hankies out of totally 1307 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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A chiffon hanky
Chiffon with a simple hem and a printed pattern. For the breast-pocket. 15'''x15'''. Slightly used.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

A chiffon hanky

Netlace luxuary
Silk with a wide netlace. 9.5'''x9.5'''. Mint and so delicate!
Origin: ks.country.xx

Netlace luxuary

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

Crocus
Lawn with hand rolled hem and a fine printed flower pattern. Mint 14'''x14'''. Made by Kreier, Switzerland. Very high quality.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Crocus

Apple-blossom
Lawn with hand rolled hem and a fine printed flower pattern, advertising Gillblads. Mint. 14'''x14'''. Probably made by Kreier, Switzerland. Very high quality.
Origin: Switzerland (1950)

Apple-blossom

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

The Gothenburg Exhibition 1928
Cotton with machine-sewn hem and a hand-embroidered picture from the exhibition. 12'''x12'''. A little worn.
Origin: Sweden (1928)

The Gothenburg Exhibition 1928

Oscar Anderson´s hanky
Linen with machine-sewn hem and a small portrait of Oscar in one corner. 17'''x17'''. Funny.
Origin: Sweden

Oscar Anderson´s hanky

Bright red roses
Lawn with hand rolled hem, woven-in satin border and printed roses. 13'''x13'''. Made by Stoffels and with a label.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Bright red roses

Hand-embroidered silk
Thin silk with buttonhole stitches and embroidered flowers with hemstitches.14'''X14'''. Has some stains.
Origin: ks.country.xx

Hand-embroidered silk

White water-lilies
Lawn with hand rolled hem and hand-embroidered water-lilies. 13'''x13'''. Unused and so handsome!
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

White water-lilies

Monogram T
Cotton with machine-made hem and a hand-embroidered T with flowers. An elegant monogram. 13.5'''x14'''. Used.
Origin: ks.country.xx

Monogram T

Laces and hemstitches
Fine lawn with hemstitches and two rows of lace. 10.5'''x10.5'''. The cloth has got a burst, but the laces are fine! Used.
Origin: United States (1900)

Laces and hemstitches

Old laces
Lawn with two different kinds of laces. The inner lace is OK, but the outer lace has several holes. 9'''x9'''.
Origin: United States

Old laces

Corner embroidery
Thin cotton with scalloped edge and a machine-embroidered corner. 10.5'''x10.5'''. Used.
Origin: ks.country.xx (1960)

Corner embroidery

A real antiquity
A hand-embroidered but not ready-made handkerchief with bursts. Beautiful but yellowed and fragile. 14'''x14'''. It is kept in tissue-paper!
Origin: United States

A real antiquity

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. 15'''x15'''. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1929)

The Västerås Exhibition 1929

Insects among roses
Lawn with machine-made hem and a printed pattern. 11'''x11.5'''. A nice hanky. Unused.
Origin: ks.country.xx

Insects among roses

Summer flowers and creepy-crawlies
Lawn with machine-made hem and a printed pattern. 11'''x11.5'''. A nice hanky. Unused.
Origin: ks.country.xx

Summer flowers and creepy-crawlies

Flowers and butterflies I
Lawn with machine-made hem and a printed pattern. 11'''x11.5'''. A nice hanky. Unused.
Origin: ks.country.xx

Flowers and butterflies I