Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ( 44.4 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed presidential campaign kerchief in black ink with portraits of James Garfield and Chester Arthur within a figure-eight; above is an American bald eagle, laurel branches, and four state flags; below are two vignettes depicting a river boat and a commercial-shipping boat divided by an American flag armorial; border of red and blue stars and crossed American flags in red and blue at the four corners.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1957.121
Marks:
printed: on ribbon: " GEN L JAS. A. GARFIELD/ GEN L. CHESTER A. ARTHUR
printed: below vignettes: " COPYRIGHT 1880 BY HUGH McCROSSAN/ JOSEPH LAING 10& 12 DEY ST NEW YORK
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for the presidential campaign of 1880.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28880
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 x 85 x 1/4 in. ( 218.4 x 215.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White woven cotton coverlet with four pink stripes near top, bottom, and each side edge; waffle-textured weave.
Object Number:
INV.14621a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28879
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1840
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 57.2 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Silk U.S. campaign flag with an image of William Henry Harrison welcoming a wounded soldier to his log cabin at North Bend in a center medallion; canton has a ring of twelve stars around one large star; printed in red, blue, green, and sepia on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of John G. Wintjen
Object Number:
1954.6
Marks:
printed: in center: "WM. H. HARRISON/ THE OHIO FARMER"
Gallery Label:
This campaign flag was made for the 1840 "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" Presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison. The popular campaign slogan was, "Tippecanoe and Tyler too."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
28876
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 153.7 x 133.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White double-cloth cotton coverlet with woven pattern; diamond-shaped medallion at center surrounded by flowers and scrolls; diamond pattern border on four sides.
Object Number:
INV.14636
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28873
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework picture
Classification:
Date:
1846-1855
Medium:
Felt, silk, linen, cotton, metal, leather, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 27 x 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 68.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular needlework picture depicting Major-General Zachary Taylor on horseback, four draped flags appliquéd at the top in center with metal beaded stars, a metal eagle with spread wings over an American flag crest at the center where the flags meet, Taylor's face is painted on silk, his hair and the horse's mane and tail are satin stitched, Taylor's body and uniform, the horse's body and the inscription at the bottom are appliqéd, the uniform is ornamented with metallic thread epaulette and scabbord, leather boot, the horse has a leather strap bridle, metallic thread and beadwork on the horse blanket, the horse stands on a floating velvet ground above a sleigh-style banner with inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.938
Marks:
embroidered: bottom center, across banner: "M. G. Z. TAYLOR. U. S. A."
Gallery Label:
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) joined the army in 1806, and was eventually promoted to Major-General in 1846. He was nominated at the Whig convention in Philadelphia, 1848, over Henry Clay, Winfield Scott and Daniel Webster. The primary issue during his two-year administration as President was slavery.
Provenance:
Collection of M. Holden, 1920; purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
28870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: national monuments
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 19 in. ( 50.8 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with four national monuments above eagle and shield emblems: Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Monument; garland and floral border; printed in green, white, pink, and blue on a maroon ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.283
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
28868
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 97 x 93 x 1/8 in. ( 246.4 x 236.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Double-layered white cotton "Marseilles quilt" or coverlet; floral medallion at center within series of rectangular frames decorated with chains, diagonal stripes, and square panels with floral motifs; wide border with honeycomb quilting on four sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lucille de Luze Foley
Object Number:
1941.721
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on one corner of reverse: "L. de L."
Gallery Label:
Beginning in the latter half of the eighteenth century, weavers in Manchester, England, produced a double-layered woven cotton meant to resemble fine hand quilting. It was erroneously assumed that this type of cloth came from the French port of Marseilles, hence the term "Marseilles quilting." American merchants used Marseilles quilting for petticoats and men's summer waistcoats as well as ready-made coverlets. Marseilles quilts remained popular well into the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
28867
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: New York City tourist spots
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1939
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 23 in. ( 56.5 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Printed silk kerchief with a view of lower Manhattan in a centeral medallion, surrounded by eight views of New York tourist attractions: Times Square, Empire State Building, the aquarium, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Radio City Music Hall, Grant's Tomb, and the Chrysler Building; printed in black in on a white ground; purple background.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1944.273
Marks:
printed: below views: :TIMES SQUARE/ EMPIRE STATE BUILDING/ THE AQUARIUM/ STATUE OF LIBERTY/ CENTRAL PARK/ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL/ GRANT'S TOMB/ CHRYSTLER BUILDING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
28866
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: sorority insignia
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1936
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 22 in. ( 55.9 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with greek letters printed in the center with Alpha Sigma Phi's letters in squares with books in the inner four corners; outer border of fleur-de-lys and other sororities' letters; printed in green, orange, tan, brown, and blue on a beige ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1941.899
Marks:
printed: on inner border, reapeated on each side: "Phi Delta theta-Alpha Sigma Phi-Phi Gamma Delta"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for an Alpha Sigma Phi celebration.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
28864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt squares (8)
Classification:
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
each: 6 x 6 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Eight pieced cotton quilt squares with bow tie motif; bow tie in bright pink calico.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
INV.11555a.1-8
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
















