
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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