Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Handkerchief: Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
Title
Handkerchief: Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
Object name
Handkerchief
Date
1904
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. ( 28.9 x 28.3 cm )
Description
Silk printed handkerchief with an image of a plaque surmounted by a medallion portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with flowers and flags, and an American bald eagle armorial below; printed in black on a white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph Nathan Kane
Object Number
1941.915
Marks
printed: center: "LOUISANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
