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A Turquoise Coloured Ladies Cotton Handkerchief
This unused cotton handkerchief, sill in its orignal folds carries the fmbroidered message "Good Luck" and what is probably a rose. The manudacturer's lavel is still attached.
No doubt is was a gift to our donor at some time which she never opened.
According to specialist Margaret Rose Designs:
“The earliest written evidence of the handkerchief comes from the Roman poet Catullus in the first century A.D. Most often called a sudarium, from sudor, to sweat, it was used to shield or veil the face and mouth and to wipe off sweat. In the first century B.C., it remained a luxury for the rich, due to the expensive nature of linen, which was then a prized import. By the first century A.D., when linen was more easily and cheaply imported, the middle and lower classes gained access to the handkerchief.”