Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut right down to bright red

right down to bright red lips and fingernails

so I shot most having removed the image from the frame

He went on to play an important role in shaping the field of art education

with what appears to be a hand-engraved brass INRI (excellent lettering) banner affixed to the cross just above

so as to easily prop it somewhere

Red Cross Nurse's Handkerchief, Presumed WWI victorian paper lace die cut right down to bright redI 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