Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Kerchief
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1930-1950
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/2 x 25 in. ( 67.3 x 63.5 cm )
Description
Cotton printed kerchief with a pictorial map of Bermuda with an airplane, two boats, and the ocean in a central square; upper left corner has three flowers; lower right is the ocean floor with seaweed, fish, and seahorses; red and yellow stripes in other corners; printed in red, navy, and yellow ink on a white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number
Z.1160
Marks
printed: on map: "ST GEORGE/ ST GEORGE HARBOR/ CASTLE HARBOR/ ST DAVIDS ISLAND/ HAMILTON PARISH/ HARRINGTON SOUND/..."
printed: upper left corner: "BERMUDA"
printed: lower right corner: "H. S. HITCHCOCK/ PATENT/ APPLIED FOR"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
