Handkerchief

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The delicate fabric of this handkerchief is worked in fine embroidery depicting manly pursuits. Needlework of this type was created by convent nuns. The handkerchief's large size and imagery indicate it is for a man's use.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art