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Handkerchief: Capture of Berlin
British
early 1940s
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 Number2011.2367
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief with red border. Each corner has a stream of beige trucks/soldiers leading from the corner towards the center of the hankerchief. Each stream is accompanied by a flag (Russian, USA, British, French) and separated from one another by airplanes and battleships. In the center is a building with the word "BERLIN" printed in red on top.
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)