Handkerchief Collection (page 5)

"At the door" Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

Young Sicilian woman Italy. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Giacomo Lanfranchi disguised as a girl Sicily. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

Girl embroidering a handkerchief Tuscany. Date of Photograph:1960-1965

Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi by Ettore Ferrari, located in Pisa's Piazza Garibaldi (Garibaldi Square). Pisa Piazza Garibaldi (Garibaldi Square)

A group of men, women and children sitting in a piazza in Naples around some pots. On their right are some meats on a table and a staircase. Naples. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Stereoscopic photograph taken in studio, portraying a young man in elegant nineteenth century dress Florence. Date of Photograph:1868

Bronze self-portrait bust of Augusto Rivalta, in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Florence Galleria degli Uffizi Bust Styles and Movements before 1945, International Art of 20th Century

Daisies and Porcelain
Angeles M. Pomata

Comic postcard, Grieving woman in cemetery Date: 20th century

Fashionable gentleman in coat, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable gentleman in coat, breeches and boots with cane and hat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Elisha Scott (24 August 1894 - 16 May 1959) was Northern Ireland football goalkeeper & most notably played for Liverpool from 1912 to 1934 (still holding the record as their longest-serving player)

A Study, c1914, (1914). Artist: Harrison Fisher
A Study, c1914, (1914). From King Alberts Book. [The Daily Telegraph, London, 1914]

La Cinquième acte à la Gaîté, 1848. Creator: Honore Daumier
La Cinquieme acte a la Gaite, 1848. The Fifth Act at the Gaiety (Theatre). Series: Tout ce qu'on voudra, no. 25; Periodical: Le Charivari, 7 February 1848

Children playing game with handkerchief on stick in school yard, Washington, D.C. (1899?)

Mademoiselle From The Maginot Line
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Mademoiselle From The Maginot Line, words and music by Al and Bob Harvey, created by Jack Payne and his band, who can be seen in the portrait photograph

Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill
A collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925

The Young Sketcher
A portrait oil painting of a young man, working on a sketch, he is seated at a desk, which has his artist's tools on it, beside a decorative handkerchief. Date: circa 1921

RMS Titanic - memorial handkerchief
RMS Titanic - Wreck of the Titanic memorial handkerchief with border of pink flowers, printed by Spelman of Liverpool

Caricature illustration, The Optimist by Will Owen. Showing homeless man with handkerchief tied to stick, asking grumpy banker with cigar for a loan

14th Century 1350 Black Death Blood Continent
14th, Century, 1350, Black, Death, blood, continent, death, disease, epidemic, epidemy, Europe, european, figure, handkerchief, History, hit, ill, interior, medicine, medieval, Medieval, Museum

The Black Death. 14th century. Figure of a woman hit by
The Black Death. 14th century. Epidemic that ravaged the European continent. Figure of a woman hit by plague. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

3671862

Mary (1542-87) Queen of Scots (oil on panel)
GLS219812 Mary (1542-87) Queen of Scots (oil on panel) by English School; 102.9x79.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford, 1614 (oil on canvas)
7146428 Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford, 1614 (oil on canvas) by Larkin, William (fl.1608-19); Kenwood House, London, UK; (add.info.: Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford, William Larkin, oil on canvas)

Cosimo II de Medici with his wife Maria Magdalena of Austria and his son Ferdinando II, 1640 circa (oil on canvas)
7146908 Cosimo II de Medici with his wife Maria Magdalena of Austria and his son Ferdinando II, 1640 circa (oil on canvas) by Suttermans, Justus (1597-1681); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Pieta, 17th century (painting)
7129454 Pieta, 17th century (painting) by Gaulli, Giovanni Battista (Baciccio) (1639-1709); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pieta, Baciccio, Giovanni Battista Gaulli)

Una Bulaquena, 1895, (oil on canvas)
7130184 Una Bulaquena, 1895, (oil on canvas) by Luna y Novicio, Juan (1857-1900); National Museum of the Philippines, Manila; (add.info.: Una Bulaquena, 1895, Juan Luna Y Novicio, oil on canvas)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4906027 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 330x50 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4905957 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 330x50 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Home Again, (oil on canvas)
991397 Home Again, (oil on canvas) by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); 91.5x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Again. Arthur John Elsley (1861-1952). Oil on canvas

Your Holidays! Travel by the White Star Line, a poster advertising travel to United States and Canada, c
1197961 Your Holidays! Travel by the White Star Line, a poster advertising travel to United States and Canada, c.1927 (colour litho) by Mills

Exterior panel of the Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479 (oil on panel)
490181 Exterior panel of the Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479 (oil on panel) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490175.); © Art in Flanders

Leandre offers Harlequin a handkerchief to treat his sick nose (verse 6), 1880 (engraving)
7312471 Leandre offers Harlequin a handkerchief to treat his sick nose (verse 6), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Frances Walsingham, wife of Sir Philip Sidney, c. 1570-1632 (oil on canvas)
7305602 Frances Walsingham, wife of Sir Philip Sidney, c.1570-1632 (oil on canvas) by Peake, Robert, the Elder (c.1551-1619) (attr)

Christine of Savoy, Princess of Piedmont (1606-1663), 1606-63 (oil on canvas)
7305662 Christine of Savoy, Princess of Piedmont (1606-1663), 1606-63 (oil on canvas) by Pourbus, Frans II (1569-1622) (after); 193x117 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

Frances Walsingham, wife of Sir Philip Sidney, c. 1570-1632 (oil on canvas)
7305603 Frances Walsingham, wife of Sir Philip Sidney, c.1570-1632 (oil on canvas) by Peake, Robert, the Elder (c.1551-1619) (attr)

Round and games in the recreation yard, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206096 Round and games in the recreation yard, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

Letter T: "Sadness", in L'ABC du Pepetit Poucet, 1928 (engraving)
DUV4205087 Letter T: " Sadness", in L ABC du Pepetit Poucet, 1928 (engraving) by Quatrefages, Armand de (1810-1892); 18 x 27.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: " Sadness)

The Last Salute, Woman Waving Handkerchief at the Walking Man, 1881
7279217 The Last Salute, Woman Waving Handkerchief at the Walking Man, 1881 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Salute)

Economy Handkerchief and Mitts, c. 1938. Creator: Eva Wilson
Economy Handkerchief and Mitts, c. 1938

Block Printed Handkerchief, c. 1937. Creator: Dorothy Lacey
Block Printed Handkerchief, c. 1937

Monte Carlo, saying farewell to the fishermen (colour litho)
5228849 Monte Carlo, saying farewell to the fishermen (colour litho) by Bonvoisin, Maurice Charles Mathieu (Mars) (1849-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monte Carlo)

Models of vignettes of a goat, peacock, stag for embroidered handkerchiefs
6338661 Models of vignettes of a goat, peacock, stag for embroidered handkerchiefs by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Models of vignettes of a goat, peacock)

Les comptes familiaux (The Family Accounts). Peinture de Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev (1830-1904), huile sur toile, 1888
FIA5371510 Les comptes familiaux (The Family Accounts). Peinture de Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev (1830-1904), huile sur toile, 1888. Art russe 19e siecle. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c. 1610 (oil on canvas)
5859944 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c.1610 (oil on canvas) by Polanco, Andres Lopez (d.1641); 210.6--109.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)
658745 Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 65.5x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Sorrow. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on canvas

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From classic films to historical moments, the handkerchief has played a role in capturing emotions and stories throughout time. In The Railway Children (1970), a heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake while women enjoy the outdoors in 1881, their delicate handkerchiefs fluttering in the breeze. Even renowned philosopher KIERKEGaRD, Soren (1813-1855) recognized its significance as he pondered life's mysteries. Saint Veronica herself is said to have used her handkerchief to wipe Jesus' face on his way to Calvary. In the iconic film Gone With The Wind (1939), Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara clutches her handkerchief tightly, symbolizing both vulnerability and strength amidst chaos. Its practicality shines through in the Coughs & Sneezes Poster, reminding us of proper hygiene etiquette. Beyond functionality, it becomes a fashion statement during summer holidays in Holland and Belgium or when Oscar Wilde sits regally with one draped over his arm, embodying elegance and sophistication. Young Rudi Schneider at just 14 years old showcases his psychic abilities by manipulating objects like a floating handkerchief. Even music embraces this timeless accessory; Louis Armstrong graces the cover of Hello Dolly. With charm exuding from every note he plays. The humble handkerchief weaves itself into our lives – whether catching tears of joy or offering comfort during times of sorrow. It remains an enduring symbol that transcends time and culture.