THE BEATLES LINEN TEA TOWEL AND MATCHING HANDKERCHIEFS

A collection of textile items dedicated to the Beatles, including a pure linen dish towel made in Ireland and a set of matching handkerchiefs featuring individual and group portraits of the band. Decorated with illustrations of the four Beatles, printed signatures, musical instruments, and slogans typical of Beatlemania, these items represent a significant example of the expansion of Beatles merchandise into the textile sector during the two-year period from 1964 to 1965. The presence of the inscription “All Pure Linen – Made in Ireland” makes the central dish towel a particularly interesting example of authorized European production linked to the Beatles phenomenon.