Lace Handkerchief

Cleveland Museum of Art

Lace Handkerchief

Date
1850–1899
Medium
Plain weave cotton (est.): needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork) and embroidery
Culture
Italy
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The embroidery on this handkerchief depicts the Battle of Calatafini in 1860 and the hero Garibaldi in Palermo. The inscription reads: Combattimento di Calatafini" and L'erce Garibaldi in Palermo."

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