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Set of four (4) napkins and (1) tablecloth: Remember Pearl Harbor
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Napkin: Height x width: 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
Tablecloth: Height x width: 33 x 34 in. (83.8 x 86.4 cm)
Tablecloth: Height x width: 33 x 34 in. (83.8 x 86.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2380.1-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlue tablecloth/napkins with white illustration: pictures of airplanes, military tanks, presidential seal, anchors, victory symbol surrounded by slogan "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR." Some sections have gridded maps--reminiscent of war plans.
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)