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Woman's scarf: "Careless talk costs lives"

Designed by: Fougasse (English, 1867–1965)
Possibly manufactured by: Jacqmar (English, founded in 1932)
English
about 1942
Place of Manufacture: England

Medium/Technique Silk
Dimensions Length x width: 35.6 x 35.6 cm (14 x 14 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2402
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSlogans and images related to discretion during wartime.
ProvenanceBy 2011, with Chris Saunders of Sotherans, London; 2011, sold by Saunders to Jean and Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of the Sharfs to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)