Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Luce Center
Printed textile of Washington bust-"In God We Trust"
Title
Printed textile of Washington bust-"In God We Trust"
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1889
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/4 x 25 in. ( 59.1 x 63.5 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with medallion profile-portrait of George Washington; surrounded by four shields with 42 stars (Washington was the 42nd state), garlanded with rhododendron leaves (the state flower) and banners; printed in red and black on a white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1941.114
Marks
printed: on banners (x4): "IN GOD WE TRUST/ WASHINGTON PATRIAE/ PATER
Gallery Label
This kerchief was made to celebrate the centennial of Washington's 1789 inauguration and the admittance, on November 11, 1889, of Washington as the 42nd state. The portrait of Washington on this kerchief is derived from a medal by Pierre Simon Benjamin Duviviar, which was commissioned by Congress and given to Washington in honor of the evacuation of the British troops from Boston. The Society has photographs of both the obverse and reverse of this medal.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
