The design of a scarf featuring various charming figures by James Thurber—men, women, dogs...and rabbits—takes drawings apparently created for other purposes and arranges them in a plain geometric pattern. They are unified on a stylized lawn with a simple border of grass and flowers, additional flowers being spread across the field of the scarf. The date and the designer are unclear. The scarf is printed in black on chartreuse but there is another version in black on white, and it very likely exists in other colors as well.
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| James Thurber eBay Listing as Archived on Worthpoint Retrieved February 17, 2019 |
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| Detail of scarf in the black on white version |
January 10, 2020 Update: Another scarf sold on eBay bears the tag of Richard A. Farrar, confirming the designer.
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| With a tag of designer Richard A. Farrar |
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| James Thurber Scarf eBay listing ended October 18, 2020 |
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| James Thurber Scarf eBay item description |
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| James Thurber Scarf eBay bid history Purchased for a best offer of $28. |
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| Best offer of $28 accepted |
Note: I'm eager to hear from anyone with further information about this scarf design containing images by James Thurber. When was it released? What did it originally cost? Worthpoint subscribers: when was it sold on eBay and for how much? Just how many color combinations are there?
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