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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
FDR Monogrammed Muffler
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

FDR Monogrammed Muffler

Artifact IDMO 1942.200.40
Object Type Muffler
Maker
Dateca. 1942
MediumTextile (wool)
Dimensionsoverall H 55 in x W 12 1/4 in (139.7 cm x 31.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn off-white hand-knitted neck scarf with a repetitive pattern of decorative squares and with fringed ends. Embroidered in light blue thread on one end of the scarf: FDR.
Historical NoteThis needlework muffler was sent to Franklin Roosevelt in early 1942 as a birthday gift by the maker, Mrs. J. Tyszka of Akron, Ohio.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 28, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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