Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Society of the Colonial Wars in New York Hudson-Fulton Celebration Ribbons
Object Number:
INV.2861
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 13 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Red silk ribbons with gold trim at top and white stripes at sides; printed in gold "THE/ SOCIETY OF/ COLONIAL WARS/ IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION" (one ribbon also printed with date "1909" at bottom); center seal printed in gold with "SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ 1607-1775" around edge. Fringed at bottom edge.
Gallery Label:
These ribbons were made to commemorate the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. The Celebration occured over a two week period, September 25 to October 9, 1909.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
