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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508a4b9cb-c357-45ec-8343-10696215e2a8

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