Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Unidentified · 1870s - early 20th century

probably linen, possibly cotton
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis.

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