souvenir / The Heroes of 1798, 1898

1798 Commemoration handkerchief, silk, green. Titled ‘The Heroes of 1798’; Lord Edward Fitzgerald as the central figure, with Theobald Wolfe Tone, Henry Joy McCracken, William Orr and Robert Emmet in the four corners, all surrounded by Maid of Erin harps wreaths of shamrocks. A souvenir of the 1798 Centenary celebrations, 1898. Very rare example.;