Sujet

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman, 1870s - early 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis. African-American anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in Maryland. She escaped in 1849, became a leading Abolitionist and was active as a 'conductor' in the Underground Railroad, the network which helped escaped slaves to reach safety.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_088

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,3Mo (4,7Mo) / 36,7cm x 36,4cm / 4336 x 4300 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country museum color location century handkerchief cotton lace African American African-American embroidery afro-american United States of America Colour hankie 19th century 1900s 20th century nineteenth century heritage American America USA openwork object united states Unknown Ross CUTWORK open-work cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Harriet eyelet embroidery National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art handkerchiefs Harriet Tubman Araminta Ross Araminta Tubman