Handkerchief

Object number
D204
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1860
Description
17" square handkerchief with a satin embroidered scalloped edge with a 2 1/4" striped border. In each of the three corners there is a single initial MEP in one corner is embroidered an emblem with an eagle and two flags, style of emblem is 1860s. Material may be pineapple fiber?
Materials
silk
Subjects
Handkerchiefs