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Woman's scarf: Churchill

Filmyra Fabrics (English)
British
early 1940s

Medium/Technique Rayon
Dimensions Height x width: 33 1/2 x 33 in. (85.1 x 83.8 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2349
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSquare scarf with brown border -- holding pink cursive Churchill quotations. Inside border is another curvilinear band with pictures of Churchill, icons of British architecture, and battle scenes. In the center is the British flag with a profile portrait of Churchill on top.
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)