Fifty State Flowers scarf, Supima cotton, 1970

Title

Fifty State Flowers scarf, Supima cotton, 1970

Description

For her Fifty State Flowers scarf, Welch took inspiration from the White House china ordered by Lady Bird Johnson from Tiffany & Co. in 1967 that features wildflowers from the United States. Most of the flowers on the scarf are clustered in bunches, but Welch placed the Cherokee rose, Georgia’s state flower, alone in the center to honor her own heritage. The scarf debuted on May Day in 1970 at Washington National Cathedral’s annual Flower Mart.

Creator

Photo by Mary Linnemann, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Date

1970

Contributor

mberg

Rights

Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Files

4.01.jpg

Citation

Photo by Mary Linnemann, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library , “Fifty State Flowers scarf, Supima cotton, 1970,” UGA Special Collections Library Online Exhibitions, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/items/show/1693.

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