Handkerchief
Object number2015.15.23
Date1939-1945
MediumThread/Silk
Credit LineGift of Robert Fisher
DescriptionDark pink square handkerchief with yellow, blue and red accents. The front has a cream colored stitched border around the edge. On one corner of the handkerchief there is a sewn blue anchor with a yellow rope attached with red text above and below.DimensionsFolded in half (like a triangle): Width 15.188, Depth 7.75Opened flat: Width 11.938, Length 10.625
InscriptionsRed text on front "U.S.N / SWEETHEART".
Historical NotesThis handkerchief perhaps belonged to Elizabeth Kenyon, Robert Fisher's girlfriend at the time and later wife. Part of a collection that documents the Fisher, Keltz, and Kenyon families. The majority of the collection is related to the WWII service of brothers Walt and Robert Fisher. Robert Fisher served in the Pacific theater, particularly in the Philippines. Robert Fisher met his future wife, Elizabeth Kenyon at a camp, she was a Red Cross volunteer. They were married after the war.
Related person
Robert H. Fisher
Related person
Elizabeth Kenyon
Related institution
United States Navy
Terms
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1945
1934-1936
1945
c. 1945
1941-1945