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Handkerchief: Palace and leaders
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2369
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hankerchief with perforated border. Green, yellow, and red ribbon swirls just inside the border. In one corner is a large palace on top of a crest and in the opposite corner is a portrait of an officer with an airplane and gold/red/black flag underneath.
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)