Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Date
1941-1946
Medium
silk (textile)
Dimensions
H x W (Without Fringe): 17 × 17 in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
H x W x D (With Fringe): 19 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 1/2 in. (50.2 × 48.9 × 1.3 cm)
Description
A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School. The sham has an applique of American Eagle in red above a poem in blue edged with decorative tasseled edges. The poem beneath the eagle reads: [To my wife, a lovely darling little wife/ has made my dreams come true/ She's lightened all the cares of life/ her name my sweet is YOU. My memories are quite complete-You share in all I do/ My heart's a sanctum that I keep/ Reserved for thoughts of you].
Place depicted
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
pillow shams
Topic
Families
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Military
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.46.57
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf17c0b5-0cbb-44c9-b6df-e98bc6dda7f8

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