Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handkerchief
Object Number:
INV.310g
Date:
1917-1925
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 15 in. ( 36.8 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: above image: "Forget me Not"
printed: below image: "GREETINGS/ From/ Camp Devens/ MASS"
Description:
Chiffon handkerchief printed in blue with an image of soldiers dressed in World War I uniforms marching with pink and blue coloring behind; inscribed above, "Forget me Not" and below, "GREETINGS/ From/ Camp Devens/ MASS;" navy blue border.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
