Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut right down to bright red

right down to bright red lips and fingernails

and old advertising paperweights with great graphics--and of course Portland

or I think perhaps specifically a hare

so I shot most having removed the image from the frame

Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut right down to bright redI believe this is WW1, a (near) white gauzy handkerchief with Red Cross patch stitched along one edge, which would have been used by a nurse for all sorts of functions, and which to me embodies the very notion of bandaging in an essential and very iconic sort of way. I find it a very tender thing, and very beautiful both for its spareness and history of use. 20 7 8" x 15 1 4". General light stains toning, all of a piece with it. Fabric is cotton