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Handkerchief: The Selma Times (headline: "Unconditional Surrender...")
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2381
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite handkerchief with green text "THE SELMA TIMES: UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"--designed like the front page of a newspaper with a picture of a map, American flag, and a portrait of an officer.
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)