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Scarf

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900

GUSN

GUSN-13682

Description

Red cotton; square shape; bouquets of wildflowers in each corner, with border of shields in various shapes, sizes and colors, representing towns/cities in Switzerland; in blues, yellow, green, orange; narrow border of stripes in white, black, and orange.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scarves (costume accessories)
accessories
cotton (textile)
Scarf
Scarf

Inscription

Screen printed on border: ""LIBERTE'/ ET / PATRIE""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6616

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