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Kerchief

Kerchief
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1904
Medium 
Cotton, silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 18 1/2 x 19 in. ( 47 x 48.3 cm )
Description 
White cotton campaign kerchief with slogan and eagle with banner and crest at bottom right corner embroidered in various colors of silk floss.
Object Number 
INV.7410
Marks 
embroidered: bottom right: "ROOSEVELT / PROSPERITY / & FAIRBANKS"
Gallery Label 
This campaign handkerchief is from the 1904 presidential campaign of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group