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Handkerchief: Spitfire and Flying Boat
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThin white hankerchief with yellow border. Large blue/gray plane in center with smaller planes behind. "SPITFIRE" printed in black lettering in the top corner.
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)