Tablecloth, Gen. James H. Doolittle
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Object Details
- Physical Description
- Jimmy Doolittle tablecloth; white rectangular linen with autographs over stitched or embroidered in black thread. See Transcriptions for details of signatures (http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=A19740535000)
- Summary
- This tablecloth was maintained by Jimmy Doolittle's wife Josephine. Following a dinner celebrating his first all-instrument flight in 1929, Josephine asked her guests to sign the white damask tablecloth that covered the dinner table and then embroidered over the names with black thread. She continued this tradition and collected hundreds of signatures of other aviation personalities. Lt. Gen. Doolittle donated the tablecloth to the National Air and Space Museum in 1974.
- Credit Line
- Donated by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (USAF, Ret.)
- Inventory Number
- A19740535000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-People
- Materials
- Overall: Linen
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 180.3 x 215.9cm (71 x 85 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19740535000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b7fe8296-813b-4cb0-afbb-50fb15d3583e
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