- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Medium
- synthetic dye on linen
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 3/8 × 12 1/4 × 1/16 in. (31.4 × 31.1 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A red, white, and blue linen square handkerchief promoting the Double V campaign of World War II. The white fabric is printed with red and blue dye to create a design of three (3) vertical stripes colored from left to right in red, white, and blue. The blue and red stripes have a block letter "V" in white at the center, with two (2) white five-pointed stars, one each above and below the V. The center white stripe has eight (8) five-pointed stars printed in two colums of four alternating in red and blue. The fabric has a machine-stitched rolled hem and the printed design can be seen on both sides of the fabric.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Military
- Segregation
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




