Handkerchief with cutwork (detail), maker unknown ... this style was extremely popular for embellishing the borders of table linens and underclothes in the 16th century. Drawn thread has a strong ...

Among the many books he wrote in French was a denunciation of Niccolò Machiavelli, in which Frederick sternly criticized the 16th-century Italian ... He to whom the handkerchief was thrown ...

Il Dottore was dressed almost entirely in black—shoes, pants, shirt, robe, belt, and hat—broken only by a white handkerchief ... At first, in the mid 16th century, his clothes were light colored and ...

From the 16th century literature generated by the 1528 capture of young ... Sarah Ann later wrote, “the Indians commenced stripping us of our bonnets, handkerchiefs, combs, and rings. They took ...

Tobacco had first come to Europe from the New World in the late 16th century ... Because snuff-takers often sneezed, handkerchiefs also became crucial accessories. By the early 18th century the gold ...

Company involved: Spirit purveyors throughout Europe and the U.S. Dating back to the 16th century, this spirited accident came ... he instinctively started using the tissues as disposable ...

Brazil formally received on Thursday the return from Denmark of an Indigenous cloak made with 4,000 red feathers of the ...

Brighton, on the south coast of England, historically welcomed men wearing trousers rolled up to their knees, knotted handkerchiefs on their heads ... reflected in the jewel-blue sea and sky. The 16th ...

Nielsen is one of less than a dozen artisans in Saskatchewan preserving the delicate art of bobbin lace. Bobbin lace is a technique that involves using bobbins to weave intricate patterns of lace.

Bleeding Madras, George cloth, Guinea cloth, Madras Checks, Real Madras Handkerchief (RMHK ... From the 11th to 16th century, ...