Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Luce Center
"Independence to America"
Title
"Independence to America"
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 24 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( 62.2 x 67.3 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with a female personification of Britannia handing George Washington an olive branch and another winged woman blowing a trumpet, all in a medallion flanked by cannons, flags, and other military objects; floral background; military helmets in the corners; printed in turkey red on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.59