Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
overall: 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Description:
Lithographed cotton 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:
1961.24
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:
29070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
flag: Highlanders New York Volunteers 79th Regiment; 38 stars
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1876-1889
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 x 78 in. ( 180.3 x 198.1 cm )
Description:
Silk U.S. Regimental Flag of the Highlanders New York Volunteers 79th Regiment on national colors; thirty-eight white stars sewn onto the blue canton (three rows of eight stars interspaced with three rows of seven); thirteen red and white stripes with the gold painted inscription, "VETRANS/ 79th. REGIMENT/ HIGHLANDERS, NEW YORK VOL'S"; gold silk fringe trim around all four edges; red ribbons along the length of the hoist.
Object Number:
INV.12308
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
29068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Piece of lace: black
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 216 in. ( 7.9 x 548.6 cm )
Description:
Handmade black silk needlepoint chantilly lace fragment with cordonet floral design against plain foot edged tulle, with scalloped and beaded outer edge.
Object Number:
INV.11678
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 52.7 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed campaign kerchief of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton with an inscribed U.S. flag in the center surrounded by a banner and a border with stars; printed in red and blue on a white ground.
Object Number:
INV.7408
Marks:
printed: on flag: "FOR PRESIDENT, BENJAMIN HARRISON./ FOR VICE PRESIDENT,/ LEVI P. MORTON"
printed: on banner: "PROTECTION VS. FREE TRADE/ PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS/ AID FOR FREE SCHOOLS"
printed: lower right: "A.S. Rosenthal & Co. N.Y."
printed: lower lef
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for the 1888 presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison.
Bibliography:
Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 273.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
29066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1892
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 47.6 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton campaign kerchief with portraits of Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid in a garland with flags and banners on either side and an American bald eagle with the U.S. shield protecting a ship and a factory below; inscribe at top; printed in black in on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.303
Marks:
printed: at top: "PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY."
printed: below portraits: "FOR PRESIDENT/ BENJAMIN HARRISON/ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ WHITELAW REID"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for the 1892 presidential and vice presidential campaigns of Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid.
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:
29064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Four Seasons of Manuela
Classification:
Date:
1952
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 33 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with four scenes from the life of Manuela Saenz with inscribed banners at top, middle, and bottom held by cherubim; printed in navy, pink, red, orange, and scarlet on a white ground; navy border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Victor W. Von Hagen
Object Number:
1952.107
Marks:
printed: on banners: "THE FOUR SEASONS OF MANUELA/ QUITO/ IN THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE, MANUELA WIFE OF JAMES THORNE RETURNED IN JUNE 1822 TO HER NATIVE LAND TO CELEBRATE DE/ FEAT OF SPAINS LEGIONS. ..."
Gallery Label:
Manuela Saenz was the mistress of Simon Bolivar, the Liberator of South America; 1st President of Columbia; Protector of Bolivia; and President of Peru. The artist designed the kerchief in conjunction with her husband's book on the subject.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1952
eMuseum Object ID:
29062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lace fragment
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 45 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 116.5 cm )
Description:
Machine made black silk chantilly lace fragment with plain foot edge, overall floral design with scalloped and beaded outer edge.
Object Number:
INV.11682.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 43.8 x 38.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Silk and lithographed paper portrait of Jenny Lind, bust and arms printed with black, green, pink, and blue on flesh toned paper; dress sewn with yellow silk and stuffed; green silk sewn into a curtain around the figure; white silk ground; sewn onto green pasteboard with tan cotton edging.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.296
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf:
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 24 in. ( 61 x 61 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief of the Western United States indicating sites of rodeos, surround by scenes of the west: a bucking bronco, cowboy lassoing cow, bulls head, Native-American portrait, seated Mexican; printed in red, blue, green, yellow, and black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1942.434
Marks:
printed: all over: Ride Em Cowboy/ TRADEMARK/ REG./ MADE IN THE U.S.A./ ..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
29051
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stenciled quilt piece
Classification:
Date:
1811-1856
Medium:
Cotton, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Square white cotton quilt piece with stenciled design; one red flower at center surrounded by wreath with red blossoms; one flower in each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alice Porter Seltzer, 1946
Object Number:
INV.11490jj
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
29048
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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