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"A Souvenir of the Great War"
British
1910s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2375
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOff white scarf with blue border. Gray/brown medallions hold portraits of officers and blue ribbon across the top reads "A SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR." Allied flags in center on top of a fleet of battleships.
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)