Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bookmark
Title
Bookmark
Object name
Embroidered bookmark
Date
1865-1875
Medium
Silk, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/8 x 7 in. ( 6 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Horizontally oriented bookmark embroidered on perforated paper in blue, pink and black silk floss, applied to red, white and blue silk ribbon strips; male and female figures dancing in center with inscription top and bottom; cross, needlepoint and straight stitches.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Messenger Peirsel
Object Number
1940.101
Marks
embroidered: centered top and bottom: "Happy are we / In our liberty"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
