Mourning Ribbons
Classification:
Date:
1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall (Ribbon 1): 7 5/8 x 3 3/16 in. (19.4 x 8.1 cm)
Overall (Ribbon 2): 7 x 3 1/4 in. (17.8 x 8.3 cm)
Description:
Ribbon 1: "Chamber of Commerce of The State of New York"
Ribbon 2: "We Mourn Our Country's Loss"
Object Number:
INV.2786.1-.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
20978
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Declaration of Independence
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/2 x 28 in. ( 69.8 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed silk kerchief with a facimile of the Declaration of Independence, with portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams and the seals of the original 13 states; spread eagles in the lower corners and garlanded stars in the upper; laurel garland border; black ink printed on a yellow ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.126
Marks:
printed: allover: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776./ THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN STATES/ OF/ AMERICA/ When in the course of human events..."
Gallery Label:
This broadside was engraved after an original by William Woodruff, published in Philadelphia in 1818.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
20953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1945
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. ( 87 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Silk kerchief with the seals of the 48 states, the great seal of the United States, and the seals of the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska; printed in various colors on red background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1949.34
Marks:
printed: all over: "*INDIANA SEAL*/ GREAT SEAL OF IOWA/ THE GREAT SEAL OF OHIO/ SEAL IOWA/ VERMONY UNITY/..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
20951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Henry Clay Campaign Flag
Classification:
Date:
1844
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 26 in. ( 67.3 x 66 cm )
Description:
Cotton block-printed U.S. flag with circular lithographed portrait of Henry Clay in the canton with the inscription: "A National Currency, Revenue, And Protection," encircled by 25 stars, four white circles in the corners of the canton inscribed: "Encouragement/ to Agriculture/ Manufactures/ And Commerce."
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Shaw Newman
Object Number:
1947.69
Marks:
printed: in canton: "A NATIONAL CURRENCY, REVENUE, AND PROTECTION./ HENRY CLAY./ ENCOURAGEMENT/ TO AGRICULTURE/ MANUFACTURE/ AND COMMERCE"
Gallery Label:
This campaign flag was made for the presidential campaign of Henry Clay in 1844.
Bibliography:
Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 117.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
20950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parade Sash (flag accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Silk, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 8 1/4 in. ( 99.1 x 21 cm )
Description:
Red, white and blue printed silk parade sash; tapered pleating at shoulder held in place by a starburst shaped button decorated with metallic sequins and fringe; metallic fringe across the bottoms; lined with white cotton chintz.
Object Number:
Z.1140
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
20930
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: Union Jack
Classification:
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Cotton, wood
Dimensions:
flag: 12 x 18 in. ( 30.5 x 45.7 cm )
flagstaff: 32 x 3/8 in. ( 81.3 x 1 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed British Union Jack flag, red and white crosses printed on a blue ground; nailed to wooden flagstaff with metal nails at top and bottom of the hoist; gold painted finial on flagstaff.
Object Number:
INV.12213
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
20920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wool, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, maroon, wool silver bag with a purple, twisted satin ribbon, drawstring closure; black satin label sewn to the center of the bag; label printed, "C. W. Lyon" in gothic letters.
Object Number:
Z.3205
Marks:
printed: on the lable: "C. W. Lyon" in gothic letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wool, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, maroon, wool silver bag with a maroon, twisted satin ribbon, drawstring closure; black satin label sewn to the center of the bag; label printed, "C. W. Lyon, Inc./ NEW YORK" in gothic and roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3204
Marks:
printed: on the label: "C. W. Lyon, Inc./ NEW YORK" in gothic and roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20810
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
1925-1950
Medium:
Felt, satin
Dimensions:
overall: 7 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in.
Description:
Rectangular, gray felt bag with a flap closure and a gray satin label sewn to the center of the bag; bag embroidered, "GEORG JENSEN/ INC./ 667 FIFTH AVE./ NEW YORK." in roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3203
Marks:
embroidered: on the label: "GEORG JENSEN/ INC./ 667 FIFTH AVE./ NEW YORK." in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
20808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Felt, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 29.8 x 24.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Ovoid, cream-colered felt silver flatware bag with a brown satin ribbon, drawstring closure around the opening; brown satin label sewn to the inside of the bag embroidered, "TIFFANY & CO./ PARIS NEW YORK LONDON" in roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3199
Marks:
embroidered: on the label: "TIFFANY & CO./ PARIS NEW YORK LONDON" in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20765
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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