A delicate antique linen handkerchief with beautiful hand-embroidered floral detailing and an ornate sheer corner panel. According to the seller, this piece was brought over from Europe by her family approximately 101 years ago, giving it a wonderful sense of history and provenance.
The soft ivory linen is finished with tiny embroidered flowers in red, yellow, pink, and green, while the corner features intricate white-on-white embroidery and scalloped detailing. It’s a lovely surviving example of early 20th-century needlework and would be beautiful displayed, framed, collected, or preserved as a special heirloom textile.
Details
Antique European handkerchief
Approx. 101 years old, according to seller provenance
Circa 1925
Brought from Europe by the seller’s family
Fine ivory linen
Multicolor floral embroidery
Red, pink, yellow, and green threadwork
Sheer embroidered corner panel
White-on-white decorative stitching
Scalloped embroidered edge detail
Early 20th-century textile
Condition
Good antique condition for its age, with gentle age-appropriate wear and natural variation consistent with a textile of this age. Delicate and best handled with care.
A delicate antique linen handkerchief with beautiful hand-embroidered floral detailing and an ornate sheer corner panel. According to the seller, this piece was brought over from Europe by her family approximately 101 years ago, giving it a wonderful sense of history and provenance.
The soft ivory linen is finished with tiny embroidered flowers in red, yellow, pink, and green, while the corner features intricate white-on-white embroidery and scalloped detailing. It’s a lovely surviving example of early 20th-century needlework and would be beautiful displayed, framed, collected, or preserved as a special heirloom textile.
Details
Antique European handkerchief
Approx. 101 years old, according to seller provenance
Circa 1925
Brought from Europe by the seller’s family
Fine ivory linen
Multicolor floral embroidery
Red, pink, yellow, and green threadwork
Sheer embroidered corner panel
White-on-white decorative stitching
Scalloped embroidered edge detail
Early 20th-century textile
Condition
Good antique condition for its age, with gentle age-appropriate wear and natural variation consistent with a textile of this age. Delicate and best handled with care.
