Collection Highlights
Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Scarf: N.Y.C. Times Square
Title
Scarf: N.Y.C. Times Square
Object name
Handkerchief (trial proof)
Date
1939
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 x 13 in. ( 32.4 x 33 cm )
Description
Cotton printed kerchief with an image of Times Square, NY printed in red, navy, and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number
1941.776
Marks
printed: all over: "Camels/ Chevrolet/ PLANTERS PEANUTS/ Coca-Cola/ HOTEL ASTOR/ HOTEL CLARIDGE/ LOEWS STATE/ WOOLWORTH/...'
printed: at bottom center: in script, "Times Square/ New York City"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
