Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon fragment
Object Number:
INV.4353.FR.1
Date:
After 1848
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. ( 9.8 x 3.7 cm )
Description:
Cream silk ribbon fragment printed in black; inscribed "...QUEENSTOWN!/FORT ERIE/VERA CRUZ/CERO GORDO!/Churubusco/CHAPULTEPEC/MEXICO!"; circular medallion below showing figure of soldier with American flag surrounded by border of stars.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
