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Square white handkerchief with seven white lines in design around edges
White Handkerchief
Square white handkerchief with seven white lines in design around edges
Square white handkerchief with seven white lines in design around edges

White Handkerchief

Object NameHandkerchief
Historic Owner
Association
Date1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumcotton
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the Keels family. 2023.50.02
Object number2023.50.02
DescriptionHandkerchief; White square handkerchief with a striped motif along each edge. The lined accents consist of one thick white line at the center with three thin white lines on either side. The stripe design is in white thread and the lines overlap at the outer corners.
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