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Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: Eastman Johnson

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Kerchief

Kerchief
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1884
Related People 
Depicted: James Gillespie Blaine
Related People 
Depicted: John Alexander Logan
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 19 1/4 x 17 in. ( 48.9 x 43.2 cm )
Description 
Cotton lithographed presidential campaign kerchief with medallion portraits of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan in center with an American bald eagle above and shaking hands in front of a document inscribed "Constitution" below; printed in black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Georgiana Dearduff
Object Number 
1949.73
Marks 
printed: center: "THE/ UNION/ FOR/ EVER/ THE/ CONSTITUTION/ FOR PRESIDENT/ JAMES G. BLAINE/ OF/ MAINE/ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ JOHN A. LOGAN/ OF/ ILLINOIS"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.