Scarf
During the 1950s, bridge became a popular card game, mainly because new methods for scoring and playing were developed. The clever design of this scarf reflects the favorite American past time in a visually pleasing way. The Brooklyn Museum also has four other examples of this design in different color ways.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarf
- Designer: Vera Neumann (American, 1907–1993)
- Manufacturer: Scarves by Vera, Inc.
- Date: 1956
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Vera Neuman, 1956
- Object Number: 2009.300.3561
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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