Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Panel: image of George Washington w/horse
Title
Panel: image of George Washington w/horse
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca. 1876
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 17 1/4 in. ( 61 x 43.8 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with a full length equestrian portrait of George Washington in a medallion with a shield of America above and below printed in red, blue, sepia, tan, and pink on a white ground; red and white striped background; red, white, and blue border.
Object Number
X.106
Marks
printed: above portrait: "WASHINGTON"
printed: on shields: "SHIELD OF U.S. AMERICA"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
