Printed textile of Harrison and Morton
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. ( 57.2 x 62.9 cm )
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed kerchief with an American bald eagle mother protecting her three eaglets; chain-link border with stars representing each state; printed in grey, black, and red on a white ground; outer red border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald A. Shelley
Object Number:
1943.395
Marks:
printed: in center: "1888/1892/ HARRISON & MORTON./ PROTECTION/ CIVIL SERVICE/ REFORM./ REDUCTION/ OF SURPLUS."
Gallery Label:
In her book the "American Bandanna," Hillary Weiss writes about the Harrison & Morton kerchief: "The [import] tarriff was debated so intensely in 1888 that its slogans and symbolism dominated that year's campaign bandannas. The Republican eagle screamed 'Protection' for its eaglets nesting precariously like America's infant industries. 'Let the eagle scream,' counted the democrats, who had offered a 'clean sweep' of import taxes."
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:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
29359
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 x 86 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 215.9 x 219.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton quilt with red, blue, green, and mustard yellow appliqué on white ground; decoration consists of five large floral figures of radial design, the central figure with alternating mustard yellow and blue print "petals" with serrated edge, and the surrounding figures with similar red print "petals" alternating with blue print "petals" and blossoms on stems; central motif flanked by figure eights; green scalloped border and yellow binding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ira L. Berry
Object Number:
1955.3
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this quilt was made by the donor's great-grandmother in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The design is referred to as "lobster pattern."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
29358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 25 in. ( 85.1 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed kerchief with three central vignettes with battles from the War of 1812 with a portrait of George Washington and a spread eagle armorial above; on either side are four smaller vignettes of naval battles from the War of 1812 capped by portraits of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson; in lower corners are a man with a flag seated on a cannon, and a personification of Liberty holding a scroll; printed in maroon ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.62
Marks:
printed: all over: "LIBERTY and INDEPENDENCE our COUNTRY'S Pride and Boast/ E PLURIBUS UNUM/ JEFFERSON/ WASHINGTON/ MADISON/ PERRY/ LAKE ERIE/ September 10, 1813/ LAKE CHAMPLAIN/ SEP.T 11, 1814/ MACDONNOUGH/ PLATTSBURGH./ CHIPPAWA./ BRIDGEWATER./ The Glor
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850. New York: Viking, 1970.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
29357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 8 x 1/8 in. ( 20.3 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced white cotton plain-weave quilt square with eight-pointed "Lemoyne Star" design; completely hand-sewn and pieced together by running stitches of white cotton thread; star composed of madder-dyed brown calico and a white cotton print with madder-dyed brown and red very fine dotted stripes and trailing ivy including motifs of cannons and a Union soldier holding an American flag with "Union Forever" inscribed in a banner with stars below him.
Object Number:
INV.11961c
Gallery Label:
This quilt square was probably made either during the Civil War (1861-1865) or during the Centennial of 1876 when many fabrics that included patriotic motifs were created for the wave of patriotism which swept across the country. Not related to INV.11961a&b.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 25 3/4 in. ( 55.9 x 65.4 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief of allegorical figures of the four continents; top left is Europe a woman with a cornucopia and globe; top right is America, a woman holding a Liberty cap on a pole and a shield with an American armorial; bottom left is Asia, a male figure with a staff and book in Turkish dress, with palm trees and pyramids behind; Africa is a male with a bow and arrow and animal pelt; printed in sepia on white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.120
Marks:
printed: on banners: "EUROPE/ AMERICA/ ASIA/ AFRICA"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made after the Congress of Vienna, following the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
29346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Campaign kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 24 in. ( 56.5 x 61 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton campaign kerchief from Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman's presidential and vice-presidential campaign; portraits of both in the center with an American bald eagle and flag above; crossed flags in the corners and a diamond pattern along the white stripe border; printed in red, blue and black ink on a white ground; red background.
Object Number:
X.96
Marks:
printed: in center: "THE/ UNION/ FOR/ EVER/ PUBLIC OFFICE/ A/ PUBLIC TRUST/ FOR PRESIDENT/ GROVER CLEVELAND/ OF/ NEW YORK./ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ ALLEN G. THURMAN./ OFF/ OHIO."
printed: on crosed flags: "NO SURPLUS/ LOW TAXES/ TARIFF REFORM/ FOR REVENUE ON
Gallery Label:
Cleveland (1837-1908) and Thurman (1831-1895) were defeated in the presidential campaign of 1888. According to Hillary Weiss in "The American Bandanna," "one night at a Democratic rally, vice-presidential nominee Allen Thurman pulled a red bandana from his pocket, complaining it would have been cheaper without the import tariff. He was dubbed 'Old Pockethandkercheif,' ... and the red bandanna itself, became the Democrats' 1888 symbol of consumer rights."
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:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
29344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth: log cabin - pastoral
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 36 in. ( 90.8 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Linen block-printed tablecloth titled "The American Way" with a central vignettes of early American life, farming, a stagecoach, a frigate, etc., surrounded by similar images; flower border; printed in red blue and green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leacock & Co., Inc.
Object Number:
1941.650
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth: New York World's Fair, 1939
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 1/2 x 46 in. ( 113 x 116.8 cm )
Description:
Linen block-printed tablecloth; center medallion with a pictorial map of New York World's Fairgrounds; border of fair buildings and fireworks; in each corner is an image of the Tylon and Perisphere; printed in pink, teal and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1941.357
Marks:
printed: in medallion: "PART OF THE AMUSEMENT SECTION * NY * WORLD'S FAIR/ THE MARINE AMPHITHEATRE * NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939"
printed: around medallion (x4): "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR * 1939*"
printed: in each corner: "(c) NYWF"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
29333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crib quilt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 37 x 1/4 in. ( 129.5 x 94 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton crib quilt composed of numerous small, multi-colored, diamond-shaped patchwork pieces; rectangular border of white on blue print; white backing.
Object Number:
Z.1319
Gallery Label:
A handwritten note accompanying this quilt indicates that it was made for Thomas L. Wells (b. 1864) by his great-grand-aunt Sarah Remsen.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
29330
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen towel: horseless carriage
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 3/4 x 16 in. ( 73 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Linen printed tea towel with a garland enclosing a scene with a man, woman, and child in front of an automobile; printed in red, blue, yellow, green, and black on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leacock & Co., Inc.
Object Number:
1941.656
Marks:
printed: below image: "HORSELESS CARRIAGE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29329
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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