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Flag mounted in frame:Amer.Flag Motif w/animal images,slogan

Flag mounted in frame:Amer.Flag Motif w/animal images,slogan
Title
Flag mounted in frame:Amer.Flag Motif w/animal images,slogan
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
ca. 1844
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 18 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. ( 46.4 x 71.8 cm )
Description 
Block printed silk flag campaign kerchief of Henry Clay with a vignette with a racoon flaying another animal and stars in the canton; printed in red, blue and black on a white ground.
Object Number 
INV.14349
Marks 
printed: on stripes: "HARRY/ CLAY" printed: in canton: "HOW ARE YOU MAT./ MY SUFFERING IS/ INTOLERABLE."
Gallery Label 
This campaign kerchief was made for the Presidential campaign of Henry Clay in 1844 or 1848.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group