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Handkerchief: Liberation of Paris - Vive la France
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 1/2 x 11 in. (26.7 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2366
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief with blue and red striped border. Middle is very colorful and full with sky, planes, soldiers marching, military tanks and slogans, "VIVE LA FRANCE, "VIVENT LES ALLIES" In the center of the hankerchief is the Arc du Triumpth with French, British, and American flags flying overhead.
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)