1865 Antique Indian Trade Textile Handkerchief

Rare Antique handkerchief cloth with Indigo & red

Traditional Hand Block Printed cloth made in India for the export market

Soft, cotton cloth

Has small holes in a few places

Estimated to be from the 1800s or earlier

Similar to the cloth exhibited in Kyushu National Museum, Japan Link

This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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