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Handkerchief: Battleship and flags
British
late 1910s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 x 12 1/2 in. (33 x 31.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2361
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief with perforated border. Four lines of assorted flags form a diamond in the middle. Three lines of flags have anchors underneath and one line has a large gray battleship on top of the flags.
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)