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History of Valentine’s Day Hankies
Before the advent of what we today know as Valentine cards, lace handkerchiefs were often given as a token of your love. It has been told that in Medievel times that the knights going off to battle would carry with them a hankie given to them by the woman they loved.
Sailors on voyages to distant foreign lands would send home to their loved ones pretty silk squares or handkerchiefs emroidered with hearts, love knots & cupids. Their special lady would often use these as a small purse & they became known as bundle Valentines.
Lace has long been associated with Valentines Day as the hankies often had lace trim. In Victorian times a lady would draw her handkerchief across her cheek to say I love you. Twisting her hankie in her right hand signified that she loved another. Holding the hankie over her shoulder or dropping it in the path meant follow me.
There are many styles of vintage Valentine’s day hankies. You will find print hankies, embroidered handkerchiefs, lace hankies, hidden message hankies, bridal or wedding hankys and sometimes designer hankies.
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
There are several books in publication on collecting vintage handkerchiefs. Look for Collecting Handkerchiefs by Roseanna Mihalick or Childrens Handkerchiefs A Two Hundred Year History by JJ Murphy. Try Printed and Lace Handkerchiefs by Betty Wilson.
Be sure to visit my website http://www.nanaluluslinensandhandkerchiefs.com/
You will find some Valentine hankies there as well as vintage, monogrammed, bridal and wedding, embroidered, appliqued, and special occasion handkerchiefs.
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Source by Luanne Oda
