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Democratic Crying Towel
Title
Democratic Crying Towel
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1952
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 14 1/4 in. ( 61 x 36.2 cm )
Description
White cotton kerchief with an image of a crying donkey with a halo and a pitchfork shape in his tail; inscribed above and below; printed in blue ink.
Credit Line
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Object Number
1952.437
Marks
printed: all over: "DEMOCRATIC/ CRYING TOWEL/ Mc. GRANERY/ CIRCUS SAINTS AND SINNERS/ LUNCHEON.../ NOV. 21st, 1952"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
