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Handkerchief commemorating the coronation of Edward VII. Printed onto white tabby woven cotton fabric in shades of black, blue, red and yellow: Portrait of the King, surrounded by an oval frame bearing the royal motto with a crown above; a herald blowing a horn to the proper right (the horn has a banner with the Royal insignia hanging from it, on red ground with gold tassles), a large lion lying down in the lower center and a blue banner bearing the King's name along the bottom. The handkerchief is framed in a 6-8cm wide red border. Selvages top and bottom, side edges have a narrow machine stitched hem.