Handmade Burato and linen wedding hankie early 1900's This is a lovely linen and handmade fine Burato lace wedding hankie from the early 1900’s. This hanky measures 10 inches square including the 3 inch deep lace which is hand embroidered onto the linen, the design elements are floral with berries. This hanky is in very good condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: early 1900s
Condition: excellent
Size: 10 inches square
Color: white
Country of Origin: IT
Manufacturer: Italy  

Linen hankie or glove bag with hand embroidery and cutwork circa 1920 This is a linen hankie or glove bag with hand embroidery and cutwork from the 1920’s. This piece measures 4.5 by 10.5 when closed, the front flap closure has scalloped edges with hand embroidered stitching. The seams are Frenched to be extra strong, the desihn elements are floral with hand embroidered flowers at the corners. This piece is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: 1920s
Condition: excellent
Size: 4.5 by 10.5 inches
Color: white
Manufacturer: Madeira  

Wedding hankie linen with handmade Brussels lace circa 1880-90's This is a wedding hankie with handmade Brussels lace circa 1880-1900. This hankie measures 10 inches square, the fabric is a handkerchief weight fine linen lawn, the handmade Brussels lace is stitched by hand to the linen with tiny almost invisible stitches. The design elements of the lace are floral. This hanky is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: 1880-90s
Condition: excellent
Size: 10 inches square
Color: white
Country of Origin: BE
Manufacturer: Belgium  

Linen hankie with Point de Gaze lace circa 1880-1900 This is a linen hankie with handmade Point de Gaze lace circa 1880-1900. This diminutive hanky measures 9 inches square, the fabric is a fine linen lawn with Point de Gaze lace hand stitched at the edge with tiny almost invisible stitches, in one corner is a point de gaze flowers, very pretty, the hanky is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: 1880-90
Condition: excellent
Size: 9 inches square
Color: light cream
Country of Origin: FR
Manufacturer: France  

Wedding hankie linen with handmade Binche lace circa 1900 This is a linen wedding hankie with handmade Binche lace circa 1900. This diminutive hanky measures 8 inches square, the highly collectible Binche lace is hand sewn to the fine linen lawn fabric using tiny stitches. The lace has the characteristic snow background that Binche lace is famous for, very lovely! This hanky is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: 1900
Condition: excellent
Size: 8 inches square
Color: light cream
Country of Origin: FR
Manufacturer: France  

Early Ayrshire whitework and Valenciennes lace hankie early 1800s Early Ayrshire whitework and lace hankie, all handmade circa 1st quarter of the 1800s. This hankie measures 20 inches square including the 1.5 inch handmade Valenciennes lace edging. The whitework is beautifully done, I have placed my pinky in one of the pics to show you just how fine the handwork is. The hand embroidered swag and flower garland runs around the entire edge of the hankie, very lovely, with fine needle lace filling stitches in the flowers, very precise work! There is a 3/4 inch tear in the fabric, the hanky is otherwise in good condition, I have not washed it so it retains its patina. This was part of the Florence Colgate Speranza collection.
Circa: early 1800s
Condition: Used
Size: 20 inches square
Color: cream
Country of Origin: GB
Manufacturer: Ayrshire  

Early Whitework and lace hankie with monogram 1st half of the 1800s Early whitework and lace hankie with monogram circa 1st half of the 1800s. This hankie measures 20 inches square including the narrow 1/3 inch deep lace which is handmade, looks like Bucks point. There is a tag on the hankie that reads "hanky of Mrs. Lee, the stylized monogram is difficult to read but it looks like H or AJL to me. The hand embroidered whitework is pretty. This hanky is in fair-poor condition, there are several holes and splits in the fabric, the lace is mostly good. This would be an interesting piece for study.
Circa: 1st half 1800s
Condition: Used
Size: 20 inches square
Color: cream
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: USA  

Handmade Honiton point wedding hankie circa 1860-80s Lovely wedding hankie with handmade Honiton Point lace circa 1860-80. A museum de-accession, this hankie measures 15 inches square, the lace is 7.25 inches deep at the corners, the lace is hand stitched to the fabric using teensy stitches. The hanky is in very good condition, I didn't see any broken bridges. The hanky has some age patina which would soak out easily if one wished to use this hanky.
Circa: 1860-80s
Condition: very good
Size: 15 inches square
Color: cream
Country of Origin: GB
Manufacturer: England  

Handmade signed whitework hankie circa mid 1800s Pretty handmade whitework hankie signed MM Lorraine, circa about mid 1800s. This hanky measures aprox 16 inches square, the hems are hand stitched, each corner has a hand embroidered bouquet of flowers with scrolls, stems and leaves, fine handwork, in one corner over the embroidery is the name M.M. Lorraine written in ink. There are holes in the center fabric that can be seen in the pictures, still its a lovely signed piece.
Circa: mid 1800s
Condition: Used
Size: 16 inches square
Color: cream
Country of Origin: FR
Manufacturer: France  

Irish linen hankie with handmade lace circa mid 1900s White Irish linen hankie with handmade crochet lace edging circa mid 1900s. This hankie measures 12 inches square, the pretty lace is crocheted to the hanky. This hanky is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it.
Circa: mid 1900s
Condition: excellent
Size: 12 inches square
Color: white
Country of Origin: IE
Manufacturer: Ireland