Red & White Linen Bordered Handkerchief, inspired by our Burnley & Trowbridge Co.  for the 

The original from the DAR Museum, dated to the last quarter of the 18th century, was said to have been owned by Anna Avery.  This style of handkerchief was originally produced in the West Indies and worn by both men and women.   painted a number of portraits in which people of Dominica wore this style of handkerchief as head or neck coverings, and even at the waist. 

As with other desirable West Indies textiles, it was quickly copied by England & manufactured of linen or linen/cotton blend.  A red bordered handkerchief survives in the Holker collection, manufactured for the western and the West African markets, where loomed patterns like this and the  style were preferred.   

Our Red & White Linen Bordered Handkerchief: