Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Kerchief w/backing: N.Y. Worlds Fair, 1939 (blue)
Object Number:
1941.285
Date:
1939
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. ( 32.4 x 31.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: lower left corner: " NEW/ YORK/ WORLD'S FAIR OF/ 1939"
Description:
Chiffon printed souvenir kerchief from the 1939 World's Fair; central blue square with a scene from the fair in the lower left corner at an angle; decorative floral border; printed in yellow, blue, red and black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
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