Cream cotton handkerchief printed with pictures of George V and other monarchs, politicians and military leaders of the allied nations, marked 'A Souvenir of the Great War'

Silk handkerchief or neck cloth worn by Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna, 1809, and removed from his body by Sir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch

Man's handkerchief, woven in cotton and printed with a border of dark brown stripes surrounding a centre of red and brown diamonds, embroidered with initials 'WAD' at top left corner: British, c. 1730 - 1770

Handkerchief of cotton, printed with a patriotic alphabet from World War I, beginning 'A stands for ALLIES': British, 1914 - 1918

Sample of printed cotton cloth showing part of a commemorative handkerchief with copper plate image of Admiral Dundas (either James Whitley Deans Dundas or Richard Saunders Dundas, it is not clear which) who fought in the Crimean War, with a floral border, produced to commemorate British and French victories in the Crimean War, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, 1853 - 1856

Sample of printed cotton cloth showing part of a commemorative handkerchief with a copper plate printed image of Marshall St. Arnaud, commander in chief of the French army during the the Crimean War. There is also a smaller depiction of a horse and rider. This was produced to commemorate British and French victories in the Crimean War and would have been an ephemeral design, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, 1853 - 1856

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with a jockey or horseman and horse. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was overprinted with a copper plate. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth, a handkerchief design with a dog's head in border and a filling of smaller dog's heads in profile, the white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge technique, these were then overprinted with the black detail, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., c. 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with a horses's head in border and a filling of small horse shoes in circular motifs, the white areas of the pattern were produced by the lead plate discharge process and these were then overprinted with black detail, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with a fox's head in border and smaller fox heads in circular motifs in the filling. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge technique and were then overprinted with the black detail. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with a ram's head in border. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then overprinted with the black detail. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design depicting a monkey attacking a man. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was printed on top. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design depicting a bull and a bullfighter. The yellow areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then copper plates were used to print the black detail on top. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with Masonic symbolism including pillars, an anchor, a coffin and crosskeys. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was overprinted by copper plate. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a section of a handkerchief design with a floral and foliate border and floral sprigs and decorated squares in the filling, the white areas of the pattern were produced by the lead plate discharge process, then the black detail was overprinted with copper plate, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Two samples of handkerchief designs with geometric and abstract patterns, the first has a squared filling design with star shapes and an undulating border, the second has an elliptical border and abstract floral motif in the filling, the white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was overprinted, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866