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Woman's scarf: US Service Insignia
American
early 1940s
Medium/Technique
Cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2352
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlue/gray scarf with white border. Fringes on edges. Circle in the middle looks like a bullseye (four bands each divided into many sections). Each section has a symbol associated with different ranks in the military. In the middle is the presidential seal and on each corner of the scarf is the symbol of each of the four branches of the military accompanied by white text that identifies each branch.
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)