Handkerchief
John Trumbull
c. 1876
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; roller and engraved roller printed
Dimensions
73.3 × 86.4 cm (28 7/8 × 34 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7978
About the Artist
John Trumbull · 1756–1843
John Trumbull, born on June 6, 1756, in Lebanon, Connecticut, to prominent Puritan descendants, grew up in a politically influential family as the son of Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut's governor from 1769 to 1784, and Faith Robinson Trumbull. His brothers included Joseph, the Continental Army's first commissary general, and Jonathan Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A childhood a...