Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf:...Adm. Dewey, w/photo image
Object Number:
1942.113
Date:
ca. 1899
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 18 in. ( 43.8 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: above portrait: "THE HERO OF MANILLA/ ADM. DEWEY U.S.A."
Description:
White silk kerchief with a medallion portrait of Admiral George Dewey printed above two crossed American flags in the lower right corner; printed in red, blue, and black ink.
Gallery Label:
Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917), depicted on the kerchief, executed the capture of Manila in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. This victory made the U.S. the principle naval power in the east. He returned home to great parades and ovations in New York and elsewhere; this kerchief is a souvenir of one of those events.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth Ralston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
