Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Luce Center
Campaign handkerchief
Object name
Campaign handkerchief
Date
1940
Medium
Linen: embroidered
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 10 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 26.7 cm )
Description
White linen campaign handkerchief; top hat and "Roosevelt" embroidered in red and blue in lower right corner.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2003.92
Marks
embroidered: in corner: "Roosevelt"
Gallery Label
This handkerchief was used in the 1940 presidential campaign of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
