Handkerchief

Handkerchief . The nearly transparent woven pineapple cloth that comprises this handkerchief contains supplementary woven motifs at the corners that are echoed by the intricately detailed and finely cut muslin appliqué border. The cutwork appliqué seen here is very specific to the Philippines. Known as sombrado technique, it is highly painstaking and difficult work and is done on only the finest pieces of pineapple cloth accessories and garments

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Date

third quarter 19th century

Rights

Public Domain

Identifier

MET-155772

Origin

Philippine

Materials

piña, cotton

Provenance

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1926

Acquisition Date

2009

Short description

Handkerchief

Display status

Not on Display

Official Website

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/155772

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Source

Record accessed in November 2020
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“Handkerchief,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3098.

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