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Handkerchief: Nippon Times ("Unconditional Surrender...")
British
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 16 x 16 1/2 in. (40.6 x 41.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite handkerchief with text "THE NIPPON TIMES: UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"--designed like the front page of a newspaper.
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)