Handkerchief

A handkerchief of cream silk with lilac fringes stitched around the sides. Bottom corner printed image of the Cutty Sark at sea with the Willis house flag in the foreground in various colours. The Words 'a souvenir of the Cutty Sark' followed by 'The Cutty Sark centenary 1869-1969.' On the top-centre the reference no. R161 (possibly a serial number).

Object Details

ID: ZBA7759
Type: Handkerchief
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1969
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Cutty Sark Collection
Measurements: Overall: 200.3 mm x 200.3 mm