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The Intelligence Office
1849
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Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Scarf: map of US
Title
Scarf: map of US
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1941
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 25 1/2 x 25 in. ( 64.8 x 63.5 cm )
Description
Silk printed kerchief with a pictorial map of the United States, with a legend pointing out military bases and images of tanks, ships, planes and the Statue of Liberty; printed in red, and blue on a white ground; blue border.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1941.629
Marks
printed: allover: "CANADA/ Atlantic Ocean/ Gulf of Mexico/ LAKE SUPERIOR/ LAKE HURON/ LAKE ERIE/..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
