Handkerchief
MediumSilk
ClassificationsPersonal Gear
Catalog number80.17.6
DescriptionSilk handkerchief with eagle in center. The handkerchief is probably a souvenir from Mexico.Central design of handkerchief is Mexican National Flag. Includes eagle with snake in it's beak and claw, and the eagle is perched on a prickly pear cactus. A draped Mexican flag on a laurel branch appears below the eagle. A red sun with yellow rays appear above the eagle's head. Various people, scenes and places appear around the edge of the handkerchief.
Status
Not on view
March 26, 1915
April 22, 1986
c. 1895 - 1936
1985