- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Used by
- Toomer, Eliza Abigail, American, 1843 - 1906
- Owned by
- Morrison, Mary Belle, American, 1872 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- thread, mounting board, cardboard, wood, glass, metal, paper, ink, and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 × 16 3/4 × 1/2 in. (45.7 × 42.5 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A framed handkerchief.
- The square handkerchief is made out of a thin off white thread. It was delicately woven and has a decorative border with embroiderd dots, ovals, and scalloped edges. There are many holes of varying sizes on the handkerchief. There are three emroiderd cursive letters in the proper top right corver. They are in a diagonal line and read [AET].
- There is a rectangle label in the bottom proper left corner. It has black typed text and reads [ (underlined) BRIDAL HANDKERCHIEF / MADE BY A SLAVE SEAMSTRESS 9/underlined) / FOR - ELIZA ABIGAIL TOOMER / WHO MARRIED - R.L. MORRISON / November 1, 1860 / PRESENTED TO THE OLD SLAVE MART MUSEUM BY / (MISS) MARY BELLE MORRISON. June, 1949.
- The cloth is mounted to a beige board under glass and in a black wooden frame.
- The back of the frame is coverd in brown cardboard. It is discolored and stained in several areas. There are also some torn areas along the edges. There is a nail in the back of the frame.
- Place made
- McClellanville, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Textiles and Quilts
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- whitework
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.17.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




