Presidential campaign flag
Classification:
Date:
1868
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 34 in. ( 61 x 86.4 cm )
Description:
Silk lithographed U.S. campaign flag of the Republican candidacy of Ulysses S. Grant for president and Schuyler Colfax for vice president; canton has 37 stars, arranged in two rings of 13 and 19 stars around one large star in the center and four stars in the corners; portrait of Grant in the center with inscription above and below; printed in black, red, and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1947.346
Marks:
printed: around portrait: "GRANT & COLFAX/ IN UNION IS PEACE"
Gallery Label:
This flag was used for the presidential campaign of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) in 1868.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16587
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crib quilt
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 36 x 1/2 in. ( 101.6 x 91.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Printed cotton crib quilt; blue leaves and flowers on white ground on front and back, with diamond quilting.
Credit Line:
Gift of F. Maurice Newton
Object Number:
1947.118
Gallery Label:
The maker, Margaret Lewis, was the great-aunt of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
needlepoint: Romeo and Juliet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Wool, metal
Dimensions:
overall (as framed): 4 x 46 x 38 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 116.8 x 97.2 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular needlework picture, worked in point stitch in various colors of wool floss, in gilt frame; scene depicts Romeo and Juliet embracing in an outdoor balcony setting, Romeo is sitting on balcony's ledge, Juliette is kneeling on a stool with a pillow, both figures are in Renaissance dress, Romeo has metal beading applied to his coat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Banker
Object Number:
1955.78
Marks:
inscriptions: needlepoint
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
15799
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed textile: floral design
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 33 in. ( 90.2 x 83.8 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed textile fragment with an all over floral and stripe pattern; printed in blue, red, pink, ochre, tan, yellow, green and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard Worsam Meade
Object Number:
1942.286
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
15654
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still Life/ Fruit
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Velvet, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 17 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Theorem painting on velvet; basket of fruit and leaves including peaches, grapes, cherries and a melon, all on a blue mat.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.355
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15630
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presidential campaign textile of Garfield and Arthur
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 19 in. ( 46.4 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton presidential campaign kerchief with portrait of William McKinley on horseback carring a "Gold Standard" flag in black in on a white ground; image surrounded by a laurel garland with a bow.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.302
Marks:
printed: at center: " THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE./ FOR PRESIDENT Wm. McKINLEY, / 1900"
printed: on bow: " PROTECTION,/ EXPANSION/ PROSPERITY/ SOUND MONEY."
printed: on horse: " EXPANSION/ PROTECTION/ PROSPERITY/ G.O.P./ 1900"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for the Presidential campaign of 1900.
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
15368
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: various universities
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 23 in. ( 57.2 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with images of women's sports in medallions in the four corners and more images in arches between the medallions; floral pattern in the center; border of seals of prominent U.S. universities; printed in white, teal, and yellow on a maroon ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Carolyn Scoon
Object Number:
1941.923
Marks:
printed: on school seals: "ALABAMA COLLEGE/ 1895/ MONTANA COLLEGE/ U. of SOUTH CAROLINA/ 1889/ FLORIDA/ UNIVERSITY/ ..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
14859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1846
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 1/2 x 80 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 219.7 x 204.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Red and blue wool and white cotton double-woven jacquard coverlet composed of two horizontal sections hand-sewn together; with twelve images of the Capitol building in Washington enclosed in oval wreaths and interspersed with floral medallions, and Double Rose border on two sides.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1943.418
Marks:
woven: below each of (12) buildings depicted: "CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON / 1846"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
14305
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 23 1/2 in. ( 68.6 x 59.7 cm )
Description:
White cotton napkin with 1" hems at each end.
Object Number:
INV.11197.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
14147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Material
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 36 in. ( 43.2 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Satin textile with a seam up the center; satin drawstring.
Object Number:
INV.11097
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
14146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.







