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Woman's scarf: "Festival of Britain 1951"
English
1951
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Rayon
Dimensions
Overall: 76.2 x 73.7 cm (30 x 29 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCommemorative scarf with yellow ground, featuring a compass at center with helmeted head and string of banners, loosely sketched blue clouds, structures from the festival, yellow border. "Festival of Britain 1951" rounds the compass in cursive. Four of the structures are named in the scarf's corners, reading: "Shot Tower", "Sky Pointer", Royal Festival Hall", and "Pavillion 1851". No label.
ProvenanceBy 2011, Leslie Verrinder of TinTin Collectibles, London; 2011, sold by TinTin Collectibles to Jean and Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)