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Woman's scarf: Remember Pearl Harbor
American
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Rayon
Dimensions
Height x width: 24 1/2 x 24 in. (62.2 x 61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2340
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionScarf with navy border and red/white stripes running diagonally over the whole scarf. Each white stripe has a war slogan printed in capital letters ("DONT TREAD ON ME, KEEP 'EM FLYING, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR"). Center has a navy square with a ring of white stars and the words "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR" written in a white circle inside the ring of stars.
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)