Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf:
Object Number:
1941.294
Date:
1939
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 47 x 52.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: in center: "SAN FRANSISCO/ GOLDEN GATE/ INTERNATIONAL/ WORLDS FAIR/ TREASURE ISLE"
printed: in medallions: "GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION"
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with center star surrounded by a ring of stars and four images of transportation: a car, train, airplane, and steamer; in corners medallions with image of Golden Gate Bridge, with vignettes of the exhibits of the Golden Gate Exposition of 1939 between; printed in pink, navy, purple, and green on a white ground.
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Weiss, Hillary. The American Bandanna: Culture on Cloth from George Washington to Elvis. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ellen Oakley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
