Scarf: rodeo scene

Classification: 
Date: 
1941
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. ( 47.6 x 52.1 cm )
Description: 
Rayon printed kerchief with four images of bucking broncos in the corners; in the center is a horse head in a ribbon; border of men on horseback divided into eight parts by horseshoes; printed in pink, purple, navy, and fuschia on a white ground.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1941.351
Marks: 
printed: in horseshoes: "RODEO"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1941
eMuseum Object ID: 
28935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scarf: Gettysburg Address

Classification: 
Date: 
1941
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 24 x 25 1/4 in. ( 61 x 64.1 cm )
Description: 
Rayon printed kerchief with the Gettysburg Address, written by Abraham Lincoln, with an outline of a map of the U.S.; in two opposite corners are images of the Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln's birthplace; printed in red and blue ink on a white ground; inner red border, outer blue border.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Echo Scarfs
Object Number: 
1941.635
Marks: 
printed: on border, twice: "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS/ NOVEMBER - 19 -1863" printed: in corners: "LINCOLN MEMORIAL,/ WASHINGTON D.C./ LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE/ FEBRUARY 12,/ 1809" printed: in center: "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS/ AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH/ ON T
Gallery Label: 
The original cartoon for this kerchief is also held by the Society.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1941
eMuseum Object ID: 
28934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
Date: 
1939
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 19 x 19 in. ( 48.3 x 48.3 cm )
Description: 
Rayon printed kerchief with exhibits from the 1939 New York World's Fair including the Trylon and Perisphere, Railroad Building, Marine Transporatation and others; Trylon and Perisphere in two opposite corners; printed in white, chartruese, teal, and navy on a magenta ground; border of blue triangles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Harriet G. Curtis
Object Number: 
1965.50
Marks: 
printed: all over: "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 (4x) Marine/ Transportation/ Means of Production/ hall of Communication/ Perisphere/ and/ TRYLON/ Business Administration/ Administration/ Textile Building/ Railroad Building/ Federal Building"
Bibliography: 

Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1939
eMuseum Object ID: 
28932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
Date: 
1867
Medium: 
Silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 32 1/4 x 32 1/2 in. ( 81.9 x 82.6 cm )
Description: 
Silk copper-engraved kerchief with an image of the fair grounds of the Paris Exposition of 1867, inscribed above and below image; printed in black on a white ground; purple border.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1952.321
Marks: 
printed: center: "PALAIS DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1867/ 1. Seine Fleuve 2. Pont d'léna 3. Entrée principale 4. Galerie alimentare et Promenade couverte ..."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1867
eMuseum Object ID: 
28927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Needlework picture

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1855
Medium: 
Silk, paper, metal, hair
Dimensions: 
Overall: 19 1/2 x 16 x 2 in. ( 49.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Vertical rectangular needlework picture with printed portrait of Jenny Lind sitting on a brocade settee, on moiré ground surrounded with taffeta drapery, the dress is yellow satin with a fringed shawl collar and olive green silk sash, and a dark blue velvet peplum jack with braided trim.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Banker
Object Number: 
1955.77
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1855
eMuseum Object ID: 
28926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Embroidery

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1860
Medium: 
Silk, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 47 x 47 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Red velvet apron embroidered with gold thread and spangles, with a straight edge at the top, a top flap with rounded corners, straight sides and rounded corners at the bottom, the bottom edge comes to a slight point in the center, silk brocade edging and metal coil fringe all around, the top flap has a formée cross in the center, there is a pentangle star in the center of the apron with a hand of charity in the middle, beneath the star are three interlocking circles, the apron is bordered on the sides and bottom with a floral and vine motif, the belt is of silk brocade which buckles on the right side.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number: 
1941.267
Gallery Label: 
This apron belonged to John Stoneacre Ellis (1828-1896), who was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Temple Lodge No. 17, San Francisco, California. The Odd Fellows is a fraternal and benevolent order established in 1795.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
28919
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Quilt

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 85 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 217.2 x 158.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Pieced cotton quilt with geometric pattern composed of rectangular and triangular beige, brown, red, blue, and green print pieces; tied, with a single row of large square pieces along one edge; brown on brown print backing.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. R. W. G. Vail
Object Number: 
INV.348
Marks: 
handwritten in ink: on cloth tag pinned to one corner of reverse: "K7011"
Gallery Label: 
This quilt passed through several generations of the Vail family, according to information supplied by the donor. Its original owners were probably Luther Vail (1785-1871) and Mary (Smith) Vail (1786-1856), the donor's great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
28912
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scarf: Protection to American labor

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 19 1/2 x 20 in. ( 49.5 x 50.8 cm )
Description: 
Copperplate-printed silk campaign kerchief with a medalion with thirty-eight stars at the top represnting the states and eight stars at the bottom representing the territories with a flag and American bald eagle in the center; printed in blue ink on a white ground; red and blue stripes down the sides.
Object Number: 
INV.11306
Marks: 
printed: in medallion: "Protection/ to/ American Labor/ AND/ American Industries./ STATES/ TERRITORIES"
Bibliography: 

Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 270.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
28910
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lace fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1820-1900
Medium: 
Linen
Dimensions: 
Overall: 38 1/4 x 10 in. ( 97.2 x 25.4 cm )
Description: 
Machine made linen tulle fragment.
Object Number: 
Z.1331.29
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
28908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pieced squares (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1820-1870
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
each: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Two pieced cotton squares with diagonal bar; blue, black, pink, and white striped and floral printed fabrics.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
INV.11555g.1-2
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
28904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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