Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printed textile: Canada/USA, 1939
Title
Printed textile: Canada/USA, 1939
Object name
Tablecloth
Date
1939
Medium
Linen
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 52 in. ( 132.1 x 132.1 cm )
Description
Linen printed tablecloth commemorating the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the United States and Canada in 1939; crossed U.S. and Canadian flags in the four corners with an inscribed ribbon behind; on opposing sides are the emblems of both nations, the American bald eagle with lightning bolts and laural leaves and two crowned lions on their hindlegs; maple leaf border; printed in red and orange on a white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Henry R. Hopkinson
Object Number
1941.666
Marks
printed: on ribbon behind flags: "CANADA/ 1939 U.S.A."
printed: above U.S. emblem: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
printed: on Canadian emblem: "HONI SOIT MALYENSE/ DIEU ET MON DROIT"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
