Collection Highlights
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Printed textile of Washington and Lincoln
Title
Printed textile of Washington and Lincoln
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. ( 54.6 x 59.1 cm )
Description
Cotton lithographed kerchief with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln above laurel branches tied with inscribed ribbon; American bald eagle above portraits; American flag in corners; border of stars; purple on white ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1941.113
Marks
printed: on ribbon: "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY/ THE SAVIOR OF HIS COUNTRY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
