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Object Name
Handkerchief
Object Number
2020-43-4
Description
White linen, square handkerchief. Variegated pink threat crochet trim on all sides. Crocheted letter A in one corner.
Provenance
Descended in Litwin family (donor's family) of Litchfield. Crochet work likely completed by Tekla Staszowski Litwin, wife of Peter Litwin and grandmother of donor. Tekla immigrated to America from Poland in 1906. The family lived at Arbutus Farm in Litchfield.
Comment
Likely a purchased linen handkerchief with crocheted decoration added by hand.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
c.1950
Dimensions
Overall width 11", length 11"
Materials
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