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Handkerchief and Soft Collar Holder

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Description
a) Handkerchief holder or bag, made of brown leather with strap and silver buckle with engraving. Interior has two pockets, one labeled ' Soft Collars', the other ' Handkerchiefs' in gold stylized writing. Interior of the pockets is a blue and orange floral patterned fabric. b) white linen handherc…
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Other Names
Handkerchief bag
collar bag
Category
PERSONAL OBJECTS
Sub-Category
PERSONAL GEAR
Start Date
1830
End Date
1930
Period or Date Notes
Source: https://library.wustl.edu/advertising-19th-century-detachable-collar/, accessed 1/18/2019
Description
a) Handkerchief holder or bag, made of brown leather with strap and silver buckle with engraving. Interior has two pockets, one labeled ' Soft Collars', the other ' Handkerchiefs' in gold stylized writing. Interior of the pockets is a blue and orange floral patterned fabric. b) white linen handherchief with "M" embroidered in red thread. c) white linen handherchief
History Of Use
Detachable collars worn by men that were unstarched were referred to as "soft collars". Detachable collars were most popular from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.
Units Of Measurement
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Accession No.
1990.64.1 a-c
Type of Record
Museum Artifact

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