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Scarf: United States of America

Scarf: United States of America
Title
Scarf: United States of America
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1941
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 23 x 22 1/2 in. ( 58.4 x 57.2 cm )
Description 
Printed silk kerchief with the seal of the United States in the center surrounded by two rings of eight presidential portraits, including: Harding, Taft, Washington, Cleveland, Coolidge, Wilson, Lincoln, Grant (outer ring), Taylor, Jefferson, Harrison, John Adams, Monroe, Jackson, Theo. Roosevelt, and McKinley (inner); third ring of "Americana": Hollywood, Charlestown, Covered Wagon, Washington D.C., ect.; printed in red, yellow, green, and navy, on a white ground; red border.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1941.450
Marks 
printed: allover: "SEAL * OF * UNITED * STATES * O