Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sash: Civic and Industrial Parade, 1789 NY Cent. Celebr.1889
Object Number:
INV.1950
Date:
ca. 1889
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
White silk sash printed in black "CIVIC AND INDUSTRIAL PARADE,/ 1789. New York Centennial Celebration. 1889./ SASH WORN BY"; name "LISPENARD STEWART" stamped in blue ink; printed in black below "AS AIDE TO CHIEF MARSHAL,/ Major-Gen'l DANIEL BUTTERFIELD." Images of liberty with a shield printed "EXCELSIOR" topped with eagle and virtue flank stamped name.
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