Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Piece of textile: floral w/George Washington images
Object Number:
1941.664
Date:
1932
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 1/4 x 36 3/4 in. ( 64.1 x 93.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "CROSSING THE DELAWARE/ COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF/ AT VALLEY FORGE"
Description:
Cotton printed textile fragment with repeating pattern of medallion portraits of George Washington: the Crossing of the Delaware, as Commander in Chief, at Valley Forge, and a traditional portrait surrounded by floral decoration; printed in red, green, pink, blue, brown, and tan on an off-white ground.
Gallery Label:
This textile was issued for the bicentennial celebration of George Washington's birthday.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ollie Scott Butler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
