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1937

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1938

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Commemorative Handkerchief

This is a Commemorative handkerchief. It is dated 1937 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is silk. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 29.8 × 29 cm (11 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Commemorative Handkerchief; silk; H x W: 29.8 × 29 cm (11 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor; 1938-17-2

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