Stenciled quilt piece
Classification:
Date:
1811-1856
Medium:
Cotton, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Square white cotton quilt piece with stenciled design; floral spray with large green flower with red center; one flower in each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alice Porter Seltzer, 1946
Object Number:
INV.11490v
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
29037
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: battleship motif
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. ( 64.8 x 65.4 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with images of World War II battleships printed in profile in red and blue on a white ground; in the corners are an anchor, naval insignia, three airplanes, and a compass; red border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edgar C. Hyman
Object Number:
1941.891
Marks:
printed: all over: "ST. LOUIS/ MISSISSIPPI/ COLORADO/ SARATOGA/ INDIANAPOLIS/ SALT LAKE CITY/ DUNLAP/ SWORDFISH/ SH/ NAUTILIUS/ MACDONOUGH/ SIMS/ NORTH CAROLINA/ RANGER/ ENTERPRISE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf:
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/4 x 20 in. ( 48.9 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with a Victrola record in the center surrounded by four scenes of leisure activity: film making, horse racing, golfing, and a radio show; these are separated by a palm tree, light house, cowboy, and a church steeple; border is a strip of film; printed in white, brown, blue, and red on a green ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.345
Marks:
printed: on record: "THE MOON, THE WIND, THE SKY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: autumn motif
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 23 in. ( 50.2 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with images showing womens' sports under an oak tree filled with books and sports equipment; large white oak leaves throughout; printed in teal, green, orange, and black on a white ground; brown and orange striped border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.339
Marks:
printed: on label: "Autograph Friendship Scarf/ Have Your Friends sign/ Their Names in the Leaves"
Gallery Label:
The oak leaves on this kerchief are intended for the signatures of friends.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark
Classification:
Date:
1840-1875
Medium:
Paper, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular perforated paper bookmarkworked in various colors of wool floss; Berlinwork of floral design with ribbonned baton in the center; needlepoint stitch.
Object Number:
INV.1677
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29026
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
White cambric handkerchief with drawnwork around the inside edge of the hem, one corner has hand embroidered whitework of a floral garland draped around a medallion.
Object Number:
Z.1026.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
29022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: map of the United States of America
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1953
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. ( 85.7 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with a pictoral map of the United States with major landmarks, American folk heros, regional nicknames, and a large bald eagle in lower left; printed in green, brown, orange and chartreuse on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edgar C. Hyman Co., Inc.
Object Number:
1953.39
Marks:
printed: all over: "UNITED STATES/ of AMERICA/ STATUE OF LIBERTY/ MANHATTAN/ THE NATIONAL CAPITOL/ BIRTH OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY/ RAILWAY HUB/ PAUL BUNYON/ ..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1953
eMuseum Object ID:
29019
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework picture
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 43 1/2 x 1 in. ( 88.9 x 110.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular raised wool felt needlework and embroidery on picture black wool felt ground, depicting a basket of fruit in the center surrounded by vine and floral design with six birds perching at the corners.
Object Number:
Z.1323
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
U.S.S. Maine
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 26 in. ( 82.6 x 66 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed yardage fragment with an image of the U.S.S. Maine at sea; American bald eagle with lightning bolts shooting from its claws above and U.S. flags, banners and a cannon below; printed in sepia, yellow, red, blue and teal on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1958.83
Marks:
printed: center: "U.S.S. MAINE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
29017
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Linen, pigment
Dimensions:
framed: 28 1/4 x 42 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 71.8 x 108.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular flag on red, white and yellow linen ground, with appliquéd print of a crown with a Christian cross on top set above a circle divided in half with a castle tower on the left side and an advancing lion on the right side.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A
Object Number:
1954.105
Gallery Label:
This flag was used in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
29015
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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