Handkerchief

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red square cloth with a blue and gold patterned border. The border has a repeating design of pointed shapes. Inside the border, a white banner at the top reads "WORLD WIDE EMPIRE" in black text with several place names underneath. In the center, two flags intersect. The flag on the left has a red cross on a white background with a blue border and the Union Jack flag on the right has a red cross on a white background with a blue border. Inside the intersecting flags, a large oval portrait of a woman with white hair wearing a blue and gold patterned dress. The woman's portrait is surrounded by a wreath with "1837" on the left and "1897" on the right. Underneath the wreath, "QUEEN VICTORIA EMPRESS OF INDIA" in white text. Six circular portraits surround the center image. Top left: a woman in a colorful dress with a crown on her head. Top right: a man with a mustache. Bottom left: a woman with dark hair and a floral wreath. Bottom center: a woman with curly hair. Bottom right: a man in a military uniform. The background of the cloth is red. The title is "Handkerchief" and the artist is unknown.