Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Handkerchief
Object name
Handkerchief
Date
1904
Medium
Silk chiffon
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/4 x 12 in. ( 28.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description
White chiffon handkerchief printed with a medallion portrait of Teddy Roosevelt with draped flags and flowers below; this surmounts a 'plaque' inscribed, "LOUISIANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904;" U.S. seal (American bald eagle with a shield over its breast) below.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John E. Walker
Object Number
1954.110
Marks
printed: center: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904;"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
