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Handkerchief: Ligne Maignot
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 14 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (37.5 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2372
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHankerchief with blue, red, and white concentric squares. The center section is divided into four triangles with a white "X" with the words "FRANCE-GREAT BRITAIN, LIGNE MAGINOT." Two opposite triangles are blue and have a yellow rooster inside and the other two triangles are red and have a yellow lion inside.
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)