Advanced Search 
Handkerchief: Victory signs
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 1/2 x 12 in. (29.2 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2379
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNavy blue, red, and white concentric squares. Central white section has "V" written repeatedly in navy blue forming a semi-floral shape.
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)