Collection Highlights
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Andrew Jackson Memorial Ribbon
Title
Andrew Jackson Memorial Ribbon
Object name
Commemorative ribbon
Date
ca. 1845
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/4 x 3 in. ( 19.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Cream silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts bust-length portrait of Andrew Jackson within square black frame with concave cut-out corners; inscription: "The Union Must & shall be Preserved/ANDREW JACKSON/Born near Waxhaw Settlement South Carolina/March 15th 1767./Died at the Hermitage June the 8th 1845."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Johnson Carpenter
Object Number
INV.2897.2
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
