Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printed textile of War of 1812 battles
Title
Printed textile of War of 1812 battles
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca.1815
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 31 in. ( 71.1 x 78.7 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with two oval scenes in the center depicting the Battle at New Orleans and Fort Erie being taken, surrounded by six naval battle scenes and four portraits: Andrew Jackson, Jacob Jennings Brown, William Bainbridge, and Stephan Decatur; laurel leaf background; decorative border; printed in red ink on a white ground.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1967.52
Marks
printed: all over: "AMERICAN VICTORIES/ UNITED WE STAND DEVIDED WE FALL./ LIBERTY AND/ INDEPENDENCE/ UNITED STATES & MACEDONIAN/ MAJR GEN BROWN/ WASP & FROLIC/ MAJR GENL JACKSON/ ENTERPRISE AND BOXER/ SUCCESS OF OUR BRAVE TARS/ GLORIOUS/ BATTLE AT NEW ORLEANS./ ..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
