Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1272 hankies out of totally 1272 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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A windmill
Lawn with overcast hem and handembroidery with a typical Dutch motif. 10'''x10.5'''. A nice embroidery! Unused.
Origin: Netherlands

A windmill

Greetings from Cardiff
Fine silk with a lace border and an attached '''card''' with handembroidery. 11'''x11'''. Mint. A really nice souvenir hanky. Unused.
Origin: United Kingdom (1940)

Greetings from Cardiff

Silver on dark green silk
Silk with handpainted silver pattern. 8'''x8'''. Wellkept and unused.
Origin: United States (1940)

Silver on dark green silk

Hand-painted corner with forget-me-not.
Silk with silver border and a hand-painted corner. 8'''x8'''. Unused.
Origin: ks.country.xx (1940)

Hand-painted corner with forget-me-not.

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

Kimono handkerchief

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

The Gothenburg Exhibition 1928

The Västerås Exhibition 1929
Cotton with machine-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

Illinois
Cotton wirh scalloped edge and a map of Illinois. 13'''x14'''. Unused. One of 50 state hankies.
Origin: United States (1950)

Illinois

A calendar from 1968
Lawn with handrolled hem and a fine printed calendar. 12.5'''x12.5'''. Mint.
Origin: Switzerland (1968)

A calendar from 1968

Cheese from Switzerland
Lawn with machine-hem and printed advertising. 13'''x13'''. Mint.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Cheese from Switzerland

The Stockholm Exhibition 1897
Cotton with machine-hem and an embroidered picture from the exhibition, which was a general art- and industry exhibition. In the opposite corner you can read Lovisa. 16.5'''x16.5'''. Unused.
Origin: Sweden (1897)

The Stockholm Exhibition 1897

Scottish views
Silk with a tight overcast hem and a print with nine Scottish sceneries in beautiful colours. 12.5'''x12.5'''. Mint.
Origin: United Kingdom

Scottish views

The Agriculture Conference Malmö 1914
Cotton with machinesewn hem and a handembroidered picture from the conference. Text at one corner according to the title and at the opposite corner Agda Andersson. 15'''x15'''. Unused in in a fine cindition.
Origin: Sweden (1914)

The Agriculture Conference Malmö 1914

London life
Lawn with handrolled hem and printed views from well-known places. 13.5'''x13.5'''. Unused.
Origin: United Kingdom

London life

Stockholm Exhibition 1930
Cotton with machine hem and a handembroidered rose bouquet with the text Stockholmsutställningen 1930. In the opposite corner you can read Margit, the name of the owner. 15'''x15'''. Very fine condition.
Origin: Sweden (1930)

Stockholm Exhibition 1930

Tenerife
Linen with a plain hem and a simple embroidery. 9.5'''x9,5'''. Unused.
Origin: Spain (1990)

Tenerife

Tatting
Four linen hankies with different tatting edges. One of them has a nice tatting corner. Different sizes. Unused.
Origin: United States

Tatting

White on white
Linen with lace and cutwork. 9''x9''. Used.
Origin: Sweden

White on white

White on white
Fine cotton with handembroideries in all four corners. 11,5''x11,5''. One of many of the same style, but very nice.
Origin: ks.country.xx

White on white

White on white
Cotton with punchwork and white on white. 11,5''x11,5''. Mint. The price-label says: 7$. Can you see the butterflies?
Origin: ks.country.xx (1990)

White on white