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Aux Mille et Une Nuits [Paris]

Hankerchiefs c.1938

Cotton | 16.0 x 17.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 93376

Description

A pair of cotton handkerchiefs embroidered with tulip flowers and France or Marianne

Provenance

State Gift to Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose from the Children of France. Given to them during a State Visit to France by the King and Queen in 1938.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Aux Mille et Une Nuits [Paris]
(maker)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Search the collection Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Cotton

cotton (fibre)

Measurements

16.0 x 17.5 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Costume, Uniforms and Accessories
Object type(s)
costume
costume accessories
handkerchiefs
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Clothing
Handkerchiefs
Places
Europe
France
Île-de-France [France]
Paris [Île-de-France]
Places

Place of Production

Paris [Île-de-France]

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