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Woman's scarf: "London 1944"
Designed by: Feliks Topolski (Polish, active in England, 1907–1989)
For: Ascher (English, founded 1942)
For: Ascher (English, founded 1942)
English
1944
Place of Manufacture: England
Medium/Technique
Rayon
Dimensions
Length x width: 82.6 x 82.6 cm (32 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2315
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite line drawing on navy ground depicting Allied soldiers.
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)