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Woman's scarf: Into Battle

Jacqmar (English, founded in 1932)
British
early 1940s

Medium/Technique Rayon
Dimensions Height x width: 33 1/2 x 34 in. (85.1 x 86.4 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2331
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionOff white scarf with the words "INTO BATTLE" written around the border. An eight-pointed star fills the center of the scarf enclosing a variety of medallions and military symbols. By "JACQMAR" printed on corner of scarf.
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)