Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: Oriential design and mottos
Object Number:
1941.344
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 20 in. ( 48.3 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "HOW POOR A DOCTOR /WHO HAVE NO/ PATIENCE/ SHE WHO PLAY POST/ OFFICE OFTEN GET/ WRONG MAIL/ THE FEAR OF ILL/ EXEEDS/ THE ILL WE FEAR/ ...'
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with fans with "sayings"; in the corner image of Confucius and an Asian woman with an umbrella; in the center is a circle of dragons; printed in red, green, yellow and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
