Fashion — 1831
Fairburn's Travelling Handkerchiefs
Handkerchief maps were popular with 18th and 19th century gentlemen, as they were more convenient to carry than paper maps. They could be used as a reference as well as a fashion item. This handkerchief is printed with a map of England and Wales, and an allegorical scene in which a merchant recruits a boy to join his ship.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2015.5/58
- Object name:
- Fairburn's Travelling Handkerchiefs
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Fairburn, John
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- Production date:
- 1831
- Material:
cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 580 mm, W 510 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to the Museum of London, 2015.
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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