Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kerchief
Object Number:
X.95
Date:
1815-1820
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 28 in. ( 56.5 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: around central image: "STEAM FRIGATE FULTON THE FIRST/ LENGTH 154 FEET BREADTH 37 FEET, MOUNTS 34,56 POUNDERS"
printed: at four corners in medallions: "AMERICAN/ SPORTS"
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with central image of the Steam Frigate Fulton the First surrounded by sixteen medallions and sixteen vignettes depicting American sports; printed in brown ink on a white ground; decorative border.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
