"A Greeting" Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Silk, gouache
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 3 in. ( 33.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cream silk satin ribbon depicting American flag amidst floral sprays with inscription at center: "A Greeting" painted in polychrome colors.
Object Number:
Z.3425
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
59008
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1878
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 26.4 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Polychrome jacquard-woven silk ribbon (bookmark) with image of Statue of Liberty with crossed American and French flags in front; inscription in blue, red, and brown: "La France/a/L'Amerique/La Liberte/ECLAIRANT LE MONDE./Souvenir/de/L'Exposition Universelle/de/PARIS./1878."
Object Number:
Z.3424
Marks:
Inscription: reverse of ribbon, across upper edge: "B.B.TILT & SON, PATERSON, N.J., U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
59007
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ohio State Tramway Association Banquet Card and Menu
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1889
Medium:
Silk, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 22.2 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Wide light blue silk satin ribbon folded in half; with narrow silk ribbon bow at top and inscription in gold at bottom: "Col. Paine"; rectangular piece of buff cardboard with irregular edges imprinted in gold and red, with emblem of the Ohio State Tramway Association at center and inscription: "BANQUET/TENDERED/BY THE/Cleveland Members/November 20TH/'THE HOLLENDEN' "; banquet menu printed in red and black on piece of buff cardboard applied to inside of ribbon.
Object Number:
INV.10709
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
58994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington Monument Commemorative Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1847
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 19 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
White silk copper engraved ribbon with central image of George Washington surrounded by neo-classical floral motif frame surmounted by curling acanthus leaves; printed beneath portrait bust "In Commemoration of laying/ the CORNER STONE of the/ WASHINGTON MONUMENT./ Oct.r. 19th 1847." Pinked edges.
Object Number:
INV.5476
Gallery Label:
This ribbon commemorates the laying of the first cornerstone of the Washington Monument in 1847. Major construction took place between 1847-56 and 1876-84, although plans for a national monument began as early as 1783. The President's death in 1799 rekindled public interest in the previously proposed memorial, and with the leadership of John Marshall and James Madison, a 1936 design competition chose architect Robert Mills' neoclassically inspired obelisk and collonade design for the memorial.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
58606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington Monument Commemorative Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1847
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
White silk copper engraved ribbon with central image of George Washington surrounded by neo-classical floral motif frame surmounted by curling acanthus leaves; printed beneath portrait bust "In Commemoration of laying/ the CORNER STONE of the/ WASHINGTON MONUMENT./ Oct.r. 19th 1847."
Object Number:
1940.102
Gallery Label:
This ribbon commemorates the laying of the first cornerstone of the Washington Monument in 1847. Major construction took place between 1847-56 and 1876-84, although plans for a national monument began as early as 1783. The President's death in 1799 rekindled public interest in the previously proposed memorial, and with the leadership of John Marshall and James Madison, a 1936 design competition chose architect Robert Mills' neoclassically inspired obelisk and collonade design for the memorial.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
58605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American Republican Celebration Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1847
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 3 in. ( 21.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
White silk copper engraved ribbon with central image of George Washington surrounded by neo-classical floral motif frame surmounted by a running fountain; image of flying Lady Liberty at top with banner "BEWARE OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE"; printed below "AMERICAN REPUBLICAN/ CELEBRATION"; printed in script below bust portrait "History and experience prove that foreign/ influence is one of the most baneful foes/ of a republican government." Image of grasped hands at bottom above "Breaths there a man, with soul so dead,/ That never to himself hath said,/ This is my own, my native land." and "Hail to the land whereon we tread,/ Our fondest boast!/ There is no other land like thee/ No dearer shore;/ Thou art the shelter of the free,/ The home, the port of liberty./ Thou hast been, and shall ever be,/ Till time is o'er./ Ere I forget to think upon/ My land shall mother curse the son/ She bore."
Object Number:
INV.3083
Marks:
printed at bottom of ribbon: "Sold by E.P. Whaites/ 7 Courtland St. N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The American Republican Party, formed in 1843, attracted nativists and promised reform at a time when dissatisfaction with government was widespread. In the elections of 1844 it nominated as its mayoral candidate the publisher James Harper, who won the election. Harper and other Native American Democrats failed to fill their campaign promises and were replaced by Democrats in the elections of 1845. The copper engraved central image of George Washington is identical to that in 1940.102 and INV.5476; ribbons which commemorate the Washington Monument.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
58604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Society of the Colonial Wars in New York Hudson-Fulton Celebration Ribbons
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 13 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Red silk ribbons with gold trim at top and white stripes at sides; printed in gold "THE/ SOCIETY OF/ COLONIAL WARS/ IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION" (one ribbon also printed with date "1909" at bottom); center seal printed in gold with "SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ 1607-1775" around edge. Fringed at bottom edge.
Object Number:
INV.2861
Gallery Label:
These ribbons were made to commemorate the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. The Celebration occured over a two week period, September 25 to October 9, 1909.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
58478
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Revolutionary Soldiers Monument Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1894
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 19.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Red silk ribbon trimmed with gold and a red, white and blue American flag gathered into a bow at top; printed in gold "GUEST/ REVOLUTIONARY/ SOLDIERS/ MONUMENT" over image of obelisk monument flanked by canon and American flag; monument inscribed "1776-1783/ IN MEMORY OF/ OFFICERS/ &/ SOLDIERS/ OF THE/ REVOLUTION/ CAUSE OF/ LIBERTY/ 1894." Printed below "TARRYTOWN, N.Y./ OCT. 19TH 1894"; bottom edged in metal fringe.
Object Number:
INV.10534
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
58038
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Erie Canal Celebration Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1825
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 17.1 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
White silk ribbon lined with blue silk at edges and top and bottom rosettes copper engraved on white ground "Canal Celebration/ THE MEETING OF THE WATERS/ NEW YORK, 1825"; central image of Erie canal encircled by laurel branches, cornucopia, sheaves of wheat and a caduceus; portrait of man at center, probably De Witt Clinton, who was governor of New York at the time and presided over the dedication ceremonies.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward P. Hopp
Object Number:
INV.1709
Marks:
printed at bottom of ribbon: "Published by Samuel Maverick 73 Liberty St./ N.Y."
Gallery Label:
This ribbon commemorates the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 after eight years of construction, a project that would spur development of the port of New York City in years to come. The Erie Canal spanned 363 miles across New York state, connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
57994
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Croton Aqueduct Celebration Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1842
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 3 in. ( 17.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
White silk ribbon copper engraved with "COMPLETION of the CROTON AQUEDUCT/ CELEBRATED/ New York/ October 14th 1842" at top surmounting arms of New York with Native American and aristocrat flanking eagle and image of aqueduct in background. History of aqueduct printed below "In the year 1793, Dr. Joseph Brown proposed to supply the City of/ New-York with water, by bringing the river Bronx to Harlem in an open/ Canal, raising it to the required height by steam, & conducting it to-/ the city, in a 6 inch pipe. Propositions have been made since by Wm./ Weston & others, with reference to the same source. The CROTON..."
Object Number:
INV.2993
Marks:
printed at bottom of ribbon: "Published by W.L. Ormsby 142 Nassau St. Letters Engraved by a Machine/ just Invented by W.L. Ormsby: time, eight letters pr minute."
Gallery Label:
This ribbon commemorates the 1842 completion of the Croton Aqueduct, which provided the first dependable water supply for New York City. The water conduit spanned a distance of forty-one miles, from the upstate New York Croton Dam to a reservoir in what is today Central Park. The execution of John B. Jervis's design for the aqueduct cost upward of $13 million.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
57991
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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