Museum Open

The New-York Historical Society will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 from 10am to 6pm

Printed textile

Printed textile
Title
Printed textile
Object name 
Souvenir picture
Date 
1876
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 in. ( 27.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description 
Vertical rectangular machine woven souvenir picture in various colors of silk commemorating the Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition; American bald eagle against star-studded aurora, holding crest, banner and laurel leaves, image of George Washington beneath set in laurel leaves with an American flag on either side, bottom half has image of the exhibition site and things relating to Philadelphia--stream train, harbor, wheat shafts, etc., inscription on banner across bottom.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mary Otis Stevens
Object Number 
1939.157
Marks 
woven: top center: "PHILADELPHIA / INTERNATIONAL - EXHIBITION" woven: across bottom: "CENTENNIAL - UNITED STATES - INDEPENDENCE- woven: bottom left: "MEMENTO / 1776 / J. B. CHAMPROMY" woven: bottom right: SOUVENIR / 1876 / A. LARCHER PA"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.