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1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
Artist/Maker: Lewis Fueter

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Scarf: Gettysburg Address

Scarf: Gettysburg Address
Title
Scarf: Gettysburg Address
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1941
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Echo Scarfs
Related People 
Related Person: Abraham Lincoln
Medium 
Rayon
Dimensions 
Overall: 24 x 25 1/4 in. ( 61 x 64.1 cm )
Description 
Rayon printed kerchief with the Gettysburg Address, written by Abraham Lincoln, with an outline of a map of the U.S.; in two opposite corners are images of the Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln's birthplace; printed in red and blue ink on a white ground; inner red border, outer blue border.
Credit Line 
Gift of Echo Scarfs
Object Number 
1941.635
Marks 
printed: on border, twice: "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS/ NOVEMBER - 19 -1863" printed: in corners: "LINCOLN MEMORIAL,/ WASHINGTON D.C./ LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE/ FEBRUARY 12,/ 1809" printed: in center: "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS/ AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH/ ON THIS CONTINENT, A NEW NATION,/ CONCIEVED IN LIBERTY, AND DEDICATED TO/ THE PROPISTION THAT ALL MEN ARE EQUAL./..."
Gallery Label 
The Society owns the original cartoon for this kerchief.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.