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Printed textile of Washington and flowers

Printed textile of Washington and flowers
Title
Printed textile of Washington and flowers
Object name 
Textile fragment
Date 
ca. 1800
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 29 3/4 x 24 in. ( 75.6 x 61 cm )
Description 
Cotton copper-engraved textile fragment with repeating pattern with a medallion portrait of George Washington, after Gilbert Stuart, with crossed flags and an American bald eagle above, in a floral, fruit, and grain design; printed in blue, salmon, and sepia on a white ground.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1941.124
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group