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147. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S HARVARD
SWEATER, wool cardigan sweater with
shawl collar, mother of pearl buttons and two
in-sewn pockets. The sweater is in Harvard’s
crimson red with the letter “H” knitted into
the left breast in black. A label sewn into
the collar is embroidered in red thread,
“KENNEDY,” in shadowbox frame.
Sweater 32 inches from shoulder to bottom
Shadowbox overall 40 ½ in. x 34 ½ in.
Provenance: Both lots Sold Guernsey’s Auction
March 18 & 19, 1998 to the Present Owner
148. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S HARVARD PENNANT, a crimson and white felt Harvard pennant with John Fitzgerald Kennedy
handwritten by John F. Kennedy across the top in blue ink. The pennant is slightly soiled with thumbtack marks.
Pennant 21 ½ in. x 23 in. x 32 in. Shadowbox overall 25 ½ in. x 51 ½ in.
The pennant was given to Massachusetts Congressman Torbert MacDonald, John F. Kennedy’s college roommate, who recalled that
this pennant hung in their dorm room from the Fall of 1937 until their graduation in 1940. John F. Kennedy graduated from Harvard
with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and the high honor of Cum Laude.
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