Handkerchief of batist with a richly worked wide ring of embroidery with four times three symmetrical flower sprays between rosette with loop and needle stitch stitches in openwork parts; Handkerchief of batist with embroidery: white work with fine French embroidery and sand stitches. The embroidery forms a wide and richly edged border forming a circle on the square piece of batiste; finished with simple narrow hems. The pattern consists of four equal parts; which are marked by a rosette along the inner edge of the circle with an elongated loop pointing towards the corners of the batist. Between the loops; the pattern consists of three symmetrical flower branches with three rosette flowers and two curling; feathered leaves and along the inner and outer edges of the circle; decorated with ornate and richly decorated frames. Needle lace stitches are used in the cut-away parts that form small fringed picots; star flowers and diamonds in cut-away parts.; anonymous; Europe; c. 1850 - c. 1860; cotton (textile); embroidering; l 36.5 cm x w 34 cm