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The Eisenhower Toile

The Eisenhower Toile
Title
The Eisenhower Toile
Object name 
Yardage sample with swatches
Date 
1952
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 36 x 35 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 90.2 cm )
Description 
Cotton screen-printed yardage sample with nine color swatches sewn to the back; six images of President Eisenhower's homes: Abilene, Denver, Columbia University, West Point, the White House, and Gettysburg; surrounded by garlands of oak leaves and roses and three emblems of the military, an emblem of painting and an elephant; printed in pink and grey on a white ground.
Credit Line 
Gift of F. Schumacher & Company
Object Number 
1956.36
Marks 
printed: below images: "ABILENE/ DENVER/ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/ GETTYSBURG/ WEST POINT/ WHITE HOUSE"
Gallery Label 
The pattern of this yardage sample was designed for draperies to be hung in President Eisenhower's home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.