Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printed textile
Title
Printed textile
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1800
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 23 3/4 x 24 5/8 in. ( 60.3 x 62.5 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief of a map of Washington, D.C.; printed in turkey red on white ground; decorative border with images of a Native American, a schooner, personifications of Liberty and Justice, and a cornucopia at the four corners.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1949.104
Marks
printed: all over: "PLAN/ of the City of Washington/ in the Territory of Columbia./ ceded by the states of/ VIRGINIA and MARYLAND/ to the United States of America/ and by them established as the/ Seat of their GOVERNMENT/ after the year/ M D C C C./ ..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
