MEREM:2007.17

Main Image for MEREM:2007.17

Brief description:

cotton oblong scarf woven in fine white cotton, with drawn thread hem and embroidered with a red cross [a red cross nurse’s cap], worn by the donor’s mother during the 1939-45 war; initials MK, presumably those of the owner, embroidered on the inside above the red cross.
Classifications:

clothing / society / health
Identifications:

head scarf / red cross cap
Place:

Measurements:

height 47.5 cm
Material:

woven cotten, silk thread
Completeness: complete