Scarf: Protection to American labor

Scarf: Protection to American labor
Title
Scarf: Protection to American labor
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1840-1890
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 19 1/2 x 20 in. ( 49.5 x 50.8 cm )
Description 
Silk copper-engraved campaign kerchief with a medalion with thirty-eight stars at the top represnting the states and eight stars at the bottom representing the territories with a flag and American bald eagle in the center; printed in blue ink on a white ground; red and blue stripes down the sides.
Object Number 
INV.11306
Marks 
printed: in medallion: "Protection/ to/ American Labor/ AND/ American Industries./ STATES/ TERRITORIES"
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