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Handkerchief: Soldiers shaking hands
British
late 1910s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 x 13 in. (33 x 33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief with yellow and red border. Two soldiers (wearing yellow and blue) shaking hands in the middle of the scarf. Each corner has two to three flags and there are illustrated figures between the flags along each side (soldiers, woman at a loom, woman holding flowers).
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)