Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Curtain
Object Number:
1941.99a
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Cotton, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 1/2 x 28 1/4 x 1 in. ( 219.7 x 71.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on banner held by Franklin: WHERE LIBERTY / DWELLS THERE IS / MY COUNTRY"
printed: on temple frieze: "TEMPLE OF FAME"
printed: on shield held by allegorical figure seated next to Washington: "AMERICAN / INDEPEND- / -ANCE. / 1776"
Description:
Cotton copper-engraved curtain with the apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin depicted in red on white ground; additional figures include a personification of liberty standing next to Franklin and a female warrior holding a shield with thirteen stars floating in the air on his opposite side, George Washington standing upright in a chariot drawn by a pair of leopards and led by two Native Americans blowing trumpets and waving banners, and a pair of cupids holding between them an oval map showing the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern half of North America; linen backing.
Gallery Label:
A handwritten label associated with this objects reads, "Printed cotton Drapes - Washington and Homespun Bed Hangings from the Beekman Green Room."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
