Handkerchief
- Object Name:
- Handkerchief
- Object ID:
- 2003.038.08
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Boxed set of four U.S. Navy "Sweetheart" handkerchiefs. Folded and pinned to each other. Four different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. Each embroidered in white: "SWEETHEART / U.S. NAVY"; with Navy emblem, "USN" on anchor. Same emblem on circular blue paper label in center of group, and on box cover. In square white cardboard box with removable cover. Box cover stamped on edge in purple ink: "314 NAVY-WHITE SWEETHEART".
- Material:
- Textile
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Paul H. Noyes Sr. (1920-1998) of Enfield, NH, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was an Aviation Metalsmith, Third Class.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alice and Paul H. Noyes Jr.
- People:
- Noyes, Paul H. Sr. (1920-1998)
- Subjects:
- Navy, World War II, Naval aviation, Handkerchiefs
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