About this object
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ID:
39.47
Production date:
1739-1740
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Location:
In Store
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Silk handkerchief; plate print in black ink, 1739-40. This early example of a souvenir printed on silk was produced on a press moved onto the frozen Thames during the Great Frost of 1739-40. Showing eighteen couples in national dress, (typical of illustrations often used as sources for masquerade dress), it was probably intended to hang on a wall or in a window, rather than be used as a handkerchief. < ...Read more
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Measurements
W 250 mm; H 400 mm
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Materials
silk; ink
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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