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Woman's scarf: Keep it dark
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2330
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlue gray scarf with navy blue border and the words "KEEP IT DARK" written over and over around the perimeter. In the center of the scarf is a circle of airplanes surrounded by many white rectangular pieces of paper that also read "KEEP IT DARK."
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)