Collection Highlights
Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
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 memorializing 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; laurel leaf background; printed in turkey red on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number
1963.184
Marks
printed: all over: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ HUZZA FOR THE NAVY/ RODGERS/ PERRY/ HULL/ BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY on LAKE ERIE/ SEPR 15 1814/ WAR DECLARED/ AGAINST GREAT BRITIAN JUNE 12 1812/ FIRST NAVAL VICTORY AUGT 19 1812/ SINCE WHICH PERIOD UNTIL, THE SIGNING OF THE PRELIMINARIES/ OF PEACE AT GHENT ON THE 11 DECR 1814 WE HAVE TAKEN 56 VESSELS/ HUZZA HUZZA/..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
