Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut There was a second edition

There was a second edition published in 1862

and old advertising paperweights with great graphics--and of course Portland

and would certainly make a nice toy for a child still

or I think perhaps specifically a hare

so as to easily prop it somewhere

Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut There was a second editionI believe this is WW1, a (near) white gauzy handkerchief with Red Cross patch stitched along one edge, which would have been used by a nurse for all sorts of functions, and which to me embodies the very notion of bandaging in an essential and very iconic sort of way. I find it a very tender thing, and very beautiful both for its spareness and history of use. 20 7 8" x 15 1 4". General light stains toning, all of a piece with it. Fabric is cotton