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Handkerchiefs, like samplers, display an infinite variety of handwork to showcase embroiderers’ talent and skills. Intricately embroidered handkerchiefs even made appropriate gifts for royalty. The small items sometimes served as keepsakes and were part of a genteel lady’s attire. Nineteenth-century portraits of Filipino ladies in their María Clara ensembles commonly depicted them holding the ubiquitous Spanish fan in one hand and a piña handkerchief in the other. See "From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/PineappletoPina
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