Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: map of US
Object Number:
1941.629
Date:
1941
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 1/2 x 25 in. ( 64.8 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: allover: "CANADA/ Atlantic Ocean/ Gulf of Mexico/ LAKE SUPERIOR/ LAKE HURON/ LAKE ERIE/..."
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with a pictorial map of the United States, with a legend pointing out military bases and images of tanks, ships, planes and the Statue of Liberty; printed in red, and blue on a white ground; blue border.
Credit Line:
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