Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Kerchief
Object Number:
Z.1288.5
Date:
1780-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/8 x 38 in. ( 100 x 96.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: center edge of one side: "...okes--12."
Description:
White muslin kerchief.
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was probably owned by Joshua Brookes (1773-1859), based on the partial inscription, and as it was amongst a group which included another of his and one of his son-in-laws.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
