Garfield and Arthur
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 17 in. ( 44.4 x 43.2 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:
1952.304
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.
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1840
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 102 1/2 x 76 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 260.4 x 194.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven jacquard coverlet composed of two vertical sections hand-sewn together; floral medallions encircled in stars and separated by diamonds, with border of shield-bodied eagles above swags on three sides; woven inscription on inner edge of border and diamond grid band on outer edge; woven inscription in each lower corner; fringe on lower edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry C. W. Melick
Object Number:
1952.36
Marks:
woven: along inner edge of border: "LIBERTY[inverted]LIBERTY[etc.]"
woven: in each lower corner: "E. / MELICK / MILL / STONE. / NJ. 1840. / G.W.V.D."
Gallery Label:
E. Melick, the original owner of this covelet, was an ancestor of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
28635
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilting fragment
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 34 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 55.9 x 87.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton ("whitework") trapunto quilting fragment with basket of flowers above a half-wreath of leaves and flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Object Number:
1948.110
Gallery Label:
This piece of quilting may be an unfinished pillow cover.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
28630
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet: cream colored chenille floral design
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 118 x 110 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 299.7 x 281.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Loom-woven counterpane with white-on-white "candlewick" design; large eight-pointed star at center surrounded by a series of three rectangular frames decorated with swags with tassels and stylized floral elements.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lucille de Luze Foley
Object Number:
1941.682
Marks:
pile: on lower edge: "A SF 14"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this coverlet once belonged to the Schuyler family and was probably used on the Lafayette bed (N-YHS Collection). The number 14 woven at the lower edge refers to its width, in units of 9 inches.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
28628
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1803
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. ( 34.6 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; top half has horizontal rows of alphabets, numbers and inscription separated by rows of designs, image of house and pets in bottom right corner, random stitching bottom left; cross, straight, outline and satin stitches.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Object Number:
1948.105
Marks:
embroidered: across center, copper floss: "Sally Noyes Middletown 1803"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1803
eMuseum Object ID:
28613
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Poor Richard Illustrated Lessons
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. ( 52.7 x 59.1 cm )
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed kerchief with eight vignettes in medallions illustrating Poor Richard's Lessons surrounding a central medallion with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin; draped banners below each medallion; printed in turkey red ink on a white ground; cross-hatched background; decorative border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.108
Marks:
printed: allover: "POOR RICHARD ILLUSTRATED bring LESSONS for the YOUNG and OLD/ on INDUSTRY, TEMPERANCE, FRUGALITY & by the late DR BEN FRANKLIN/ Fly pleasure and it will follow you/ A dilligent spinner has a large shift/..."
Gallery Label:
The portrait of Benjamin Franklin on this kerchief is the "Fur Cap drawing" by C. N. Cochin which was engraved by Gimber and George Perine. The vignettes surrounding the portrait are derived from Poor Richard's Almanac.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
28612
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Campaign kercheif of Harrison and Reid
Classification:
Date:
1892
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 21 in. ( 50.8 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed campaign kerchief with portraits of Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid in medallions with American bald eagle armorials above and below; printed in sepia and light-blue ink on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1944.216
Marks:
printed: below portraits: "BENJAMIN HARRISON/ REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT/ WHITELAW REID/ REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT"
printed: on armorials: "THE * UNION * AND * THE/ CONSTITUTION * FOREVER"
Gallery Label:
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He was elected president in 1888, defeating Grover Cleveland, but was defeated by Cleveland in 1892. Whitelaw Reid of New York, the editor of the "New York Tribune," and U.S. Minister to France, was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice-President in 1892.
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:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
28611
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 19.4 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler cross stitched in various colors of silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets separated by rows of designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Object Number:
1948.108
Marks:
embroidered: bottom left: "Catherine Noyes"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
28610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1904
Medium:
Cotton, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 19 in. ( 47 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton campaign kerchief with slogan and eagle with banner and crest at bottom right corner embroidered in various colors of silk floss.
Object Number:
INV.7410
Marks:
embroidered: bottom right: "ROOSEVELT / PROSPERITY / & FAIRBANKS"
Gallery Label:
This campaign handkerchief is from the 1904 presidential campaign of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
28605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Declaration of Independence
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. ( 52.1 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed kerchief with the text of the Declaration of Independence and a facsimile of the signatures; garland border with armorials of the thirteen original states and the Liberty Bell; printed in sepia ink on a white ground; blue border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.100
Marks:
printed: at center: "Declaration/ of / Independence./ When, in the course of human events, it becomes neccessary.../..."
printed: on bell: "PROCLAIM/ LIBERTY/ THROUGHOUT ALL THE/ LAND/ UNTO ALL THEE/ INHABITANTS THEREOF"
printed: on garland: "WASHINGTON
Bibliography:
Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 200.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
28603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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