Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Handkerchief |
Date |
1964 |
Other Name |
Haiti Handkerchief |
Description |
White silk fabric. Square shape with straight sides trimmed in white. Two sides have two vertical red strips with a white strip seperating the two. The red strips have white amorphous shapes. Center has a yellow background. Map of Haiti on right side in white with red roads and cities marked in black. Images of Haiti decorate the center along with an image of the sun at top center and to the left of sun is the coat of arms for Haiti and to the right is an image of a yellow-gold castle on a rock with the name in black ink at bottom, "La Citadelle". Bottom right has a black and white compass rose. Bottom edge has two images of buildings. The bottom left corner has image of and identified as, "National Palace" and in bottom right is an image of a street corner with the building sign on top reading in black text as, "La Belle Créole". Under image of building in black text is, "Port au Prince / PORT au PRINCE, HAiTi". |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.098.175.012 |
Material |
Silk/Ink/Cotton |
People |
Steinback, Mrs. E.A. |
Search Terms |
Textiles Souvenirs Haiti 1960s Christmas |