Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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The Liberty Song
Object Number:
1942.620
Date:
1942
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 10 in. ( 27 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: allover: "The LIBERTY Song/ FIRST HEARD AT CHRISTMAS, 1767/.../ Reprinted, 1942, for Carl W. Drepperd, as a Christmas Greeting and Rememberence, to You."
Description:
Cotton printed handkerchief of the poem "The Liberty Song " printed in two columns in green ink with a fireside vignette, and an American bald eagle above; winged angels in the top to corners; decorative border printed in red; all on white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Carl W. Drepperd
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
