Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Luce Center
Campaign kerchief
Object Number:
1952.282
Date:
1844
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/4 x 27 in. ( 59.1 x 68.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: in center: "CLAY/ TARIFF/ UNION/ HARRY OF THE WEST/ FRELINGHUYSEN/ AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE/ UNION AND OUR COUNTRY/ ROLLING IN TO CLEAR THE WAY/ TARRIFF/ HOME LEAGUE"
Description:
Copperplate- or cylinder-printed campaign kerchief with central portrait of Henry Clay garlanded with rye and ears of corn; in corners a raccoon with a ball, a blacksmith, an American bald eagle, and two men with a flag, trumpet and scythe; printed in teal on a white ground; wide decorative border.
Credit Line:
Gift of George K. Higgins
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
