Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handkerchief
Object Number:
INV.310h
Date:
1915-1950
Medium:
Chiffon
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 15 in. ( 38.1 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: at bottom of the printed image: "SUBMARINES IN LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL"
embroidered: below image: "IN MEMORY OF/ MY VISTTO/ PANAMA CANAL"
Description:
White chiffon souvenir handkerchief from the Panama Canal with a printed image of submarines passing through the locks in the center; below are hand-embroidered crossed U.S. and Panamanian flags with the inscription, "IN MEMORY OF/ MY VIST TO/ PANAMA CANAL."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
