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Cotton Textile

Cotton Textile
Title
Cotton Textile
Object name 
Yardage
Date 
1932
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 35 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. ( 89.5 x 84.5 cm )
Description 
Cotton lithographed yardage issued for the bi-centennial celebration of George Washington's birth with an all over pattern of muses in floral garlands holding images of Mt. Vernon, a map of North America, a plan of Washington, D.C., and a French chateau.
Credit Line 
Gift of Ollie Scott Butler
Object Number 
1941.663
Marks 
printed: on banners: "KENTUCKY/ PENNSYLVANIA/ NEW YORK/VIRGINIA/ VERMONT/DELAWARE/ NEW JERSEY/RHODE ISLAND/ CONNECTICUT/ MASSACHUSSETTS/MARYLAND/ GEORGIA"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.