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Pink ombre gauze handkerchief from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Square handkerchief made from nylon gauze in a pink tone. The color has an ombre effect on the diagonal. A black manufacturer's tag is sewn along the hem near one corner that reads: "ANOTHER HIT / 100% NYLON / RN 31762 / MADE IN JAPAN".

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Catalog reference: 2016.48.49.5

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