Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: Newport Tercentennial
Object Number:
1942.114
Date:
1936
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( 47 x 49.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: in center: "*CITY OF NEWPORT* RHODE ISLAND TERCENTENARY"
printed: around border: "REDWOOD LIBRARY/ TRINITY CHURCH/ OLD CITY HALL/ VERNON HOUSE/ OLD STONE MILL/ MALBONE HOUSE/ ROBINSON HOUSE/ OLD COLONY HOUSE/ PRESCOTT HOUSE/ HUNTER HOUSE/ NEWPOR
Description:
Printed silk kerchief commemorating the Tercentenary of Newport, Rhode Island; anchor in a medallion in the center with a border of landmark buildings; printed in green, grey, and navy on a white ground.
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1776 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth Ralston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
