Advanced Search 
Handkerchief: Portraits of leaders with flags
British
late 1910s
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 3/4 x 11 in. (27.3 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2363
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief. Circular medallions in each corner with a portrait of a leader in black/white. Two flags form an "X" under each leader. In the center is a larger medallion with a black/white portrait and six triangular flags making a winged formation underneath the portrait.
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)