Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Printed fabric
Title
Printed fabric
Object name
Textile yardage
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 82 x 24 1/2 in. ( 208.3 x 62.2 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved yardage with an allover floral design with an eagle emblem in center; spread eagle with shield on breast, grasping arrows and laural branch in claws, and a inscribed pennant in its beak; printed in pink, green, brown and sepia on a tan ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1941.94
Marks
printed: on pennant: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





