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Binding holding together fine
to be pulled out as needed
12 5/8" x 8 3/4" open
I sure do love alphabets
with the horsehair woven through what seems likely to be linen cloth (visible just above the scalloped edge of the pink cloth)
Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI animal dish Binding holding together fineI believe this is WW1, a (near) white gauzy handkerchief with Red Cross patch stitched along one edge, which would have been used by a nurse for all sorts of functions, and which to me embodies the very notion of bandaging in an essential and very iconic sort of way. I find it a very tender thing, and very beautiful both for its spareness and history of use. 20 7 8" x 15 1 4". General light stains toning, all of a piece with it. Fabric is cotton
