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Printed Textile of Declaration of War of 1812

Printed Textile of Declaration of War of 1812
Printed Textile of Declaration of War of 1812
Title
Printed Textile of Declaration of War of 1812
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
ca. 1815
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 30 x 33 in. ( 76.2 x 83.8 cm )
Description 
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief memoralizing the victories of the War of 1812; central vignettes of the Battle of Lake Erie and Champlain surrounded by six vignettes of other naval battles, the signing of the peace at Ghent, portraits of MacDonough and Perry, and two American bald eagle armorials; laural leaf background; printed in turkey red on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line 
Gift of D. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number 
1943.442