Object Details
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Description
A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School. The sham has an applique of American Eagle in red above a poem in blue edged with decorative tasseled edges. The poem beneath the eagle reads: [To my wife, a lovely darling little wife/ has made my dreams come true/ She's lightened all the cares of life/ her name my sweet is YOU. My memories are quite complete-You share in all I do/ My heart's a sanctum that I keep/ Reserved for thoughts of you].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1941-1946
Object number
2012.46.57
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
pillow shams
Medium
silk (textile)
Dimensions
H x W (Without Fringe): 17 × 17 in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
H x W x D (With Fringe): 19 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 1/2 in. (50.2 × 48.9 × 1.3 cm)
Place depicted
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Families
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Military
World War II
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.46.57