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Campaign handkerchief

Campaign handkerchief
Object name 
Campaign handkerchief
Date 
1952
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Logan
Related People 
Related Person: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium 
Linen
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 28.6 cm )
Description 
White linen handkerchief with scalloped border machine stitched with blue thread and machine embroidered "I like Ike" in blue thread in lower right corner.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1952.328
Marks 
embroidered: lower right corner: "I like Ike" printed: on rectangular sticker: "Logan/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND" printed: on round sticker: "EMBROIDERED/ IKE/ IN SWITZERLAND"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.