Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon fragment
Object Number:
INV.2440.FR.1
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black silk satin ribbon printed in silver; depicts image of eagle with spread wings atop crossed cannons and five-pointed star beneath inscribed "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/1861 VETERAN 1866"; inscription: "IN MEMORIAM/ARKANSAS CITY/Post, No. 158/ARKANSAS CITY, KAN."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
