Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: state symbols
Object Number:
1941.632
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 59.1 x 56.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "ALABAMA/ ARIZONA/ ARKANSAS/ CALIFORNIA/ COLORADO/ CONNECTICUT/ DELAWARE/ FLORIDA/ GEORGIA/ IDAHO/ ILLINIOS/ INDIANA/ IOWA/KANSAS/ KENTUCKY/ LOUISIANA/ MAINE/ MARYLAND/ MASSACHUSSETTS/..."
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with "State shields", each showing the state flower and industry below the state name; seven rows each with seven shields in alphabetical order (Washington D.C., included, Alaska and Hawaii had not gained statehood); printed in red, blue, and yellow, on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Echo Scarfs
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
