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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 1955358, member: 5398"]I’ve been collecting antique and vintage hankies for 25 years, and the placement of the monogram is wrong for hankies. I think your pieces are the front side of antique pillow cases/shams because the monograms are centered along one side (top) and oriented toward the center to be readable when the pillows are placed on a bed (could be mid to late-1800s). A hanky monogram is almost always in a corner and faces the outside edge so other people can read it (unless it’s a man’s hanky/pocket square). </p><p><br /></p><p>It would help to know the dimensions of your pieces even though the original piece would have been larger. Antique square pillow shams are usually larger than hankies – 26-27” vs 12-16”. The material looks like a very fine linen, which is probably why it still feels strong even though it’s had lots of use and many many washings. Linen is stronger wet than dry, but I don’t know if the stains would come out even if washed. I don’t mind seeing antique linens with a stain or too when displayed. For framing, you might want to just leave the edges as is, or trim them away, then have an acid-free mat cut that covers everything but the embroidered part.</p><p><br /></p><p>This photo shows an antique monogrammed pillow sham that sold on eBay, although you can barely see the monogram. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-ANTIQUE-IRISH-LINEN-HUGE-PILLOWCASE-BRODERIE-ANGLAIS-WHITEWORK-MONOGRAM/124110243833?hash=item1ce58c07f9:g:cIMAAOSw~tteZAn~" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-ANTIQUE-IRISH-LINEN-HUGE-PILLOWCASE-BRODERIE-ANGLAIS-WHITEWORK-MONOGRAM/124110243833?hash=item1ce58c07f9:g:cIMAAOSw~tteZAn~" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-ANTIQUE-IRISH-LINEN-HUGE-PILLOWCASE-BRODERIE-ANGLAIS-WHITEWORK-MONOGRAM/124110243833?hash=item1ce58c07f9:g:cIMAAOSw~tteZAn~</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]246373[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 1955358, member: 5398"]I’ve been collecting antique and vintage hankies for 25 years, and the placement of the monogram is wrong for hankies. I think your pieces are the front side of antique pillow cases/shams because the monograms are centered along one side (top) and oriented toward the center to be readable when the pillows are placed on a bed (could be mid to late-1800s). A hanky monogram is almost always in a corner and faces the outside edge so other people can read it (unless it’s a man’s hanky/pocket square). It would help to know the dimensions of your pieces even though the original piece would have been larger. Antique square pillow shams are usually larger than hankies – 26-27” vs 12-16”. The material looks like a very fine linen, which is probably why it still feels strong even though it’s had lots of use and many many washings. Linen is stronger wet than dry, but I don’t know if the stains would come out even if washed. I don’t mind seeing antique linens with a stain or too when displayed. For framing, you might want to just leave the edges as is, or trim them away, then have an acid-free mat cut that covers everything but the embroidered part. This photo shows an antique monogrammed pillow sham that sold on eBay, although you can barely see the monogram. [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-ANTIQUE-IRISH-LINEN-HUGE-PILLOWCASE-BRODERIE-ANGLAIS-WHITEWORK-MONOGRAM/124110243833?hash=item1ce58c07f9:g:cIMAAOSw~tteZAn~[/URL] [ATTACH=full]246373[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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