Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Textile fragment
Object Number:
1941.118
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 23 3/4 in. ( 40.6 x 60.3 cm )
Description:
Block-printed cotton textile fragment with image of an American bald eagle above a floral garland (image repeats); eagle is white and sepia over a red ground; flowers are pink, blue-green, blue and sepia; the color printing is mis-registered.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
