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Woman's scarf: "Switch off the light, darling"

Designed by: Arnold Lever
For: Jacqmar (English, founded in 1932)
English
about 1943
Place of Manufacture: England

Medium/Technique Silk, rayon blend, plain weave
Dimensions 94.7 x 87.5 cm (37 3/8 x 34 1/2 in)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2414
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSlogans: "Is that journey necessary?," "Keep it under your hat," and "Switch off the light, darling;" black script on pink ground.
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)