Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kerchief
Object Number:
1942.246
Date:
1898
Medium:
Felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "COSTA RICA/ CUBA/ SAN DOMINGO/ AMERICA/ HAYTI"
printed: banner of armorial: "E PLURUBUS/ UNUM"
Description:
Felt souvenir kerchief printed with a central image of a 48-star American flag surrounded by five flags (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti) and two American bald eagle armorials; decorative border around the central flag; decorative border; printed with red, blue, yellow, brown, and moss-green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charlotte Rowell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
