Collection Highlights
Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
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Handkerchief: football player
Title
Handkerchief: football player
Object name
Handkerchief
Date
1920-1940
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 11 in. ( 27.3 x 27.9 cm )
Description
Silk printed handkerchief with an image of a football player bending over; printed in navy, yellow, purple, salmon, brown and grey; navy border.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Susan E. Lyman
Object Number
1944.232
Marks
printed: lower right corner: "John Held"
Gallery Label
This handkerchief was designed by John Held, Jr. (b. 1889), the popular illustrator whose work expressed the bold spirit of the 1920s.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
