Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
U.S.S. Constitution
Object Number:
1949.143
Date:
1949
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 82.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: lower right corner: "Echo"
printed: on label: "ECHO Originations/ I.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with an image of the frigate U.S.S. Constitution at full sail; printed in teal, light-blue and black on a white ground; paper label attatched at lower right corner.
Gallery Label:
The frigate U.S.S. Constitution, built in 1793, is the oldest commissioned battleship in the U.S. Naval fleet. It is currently docked at the Charlestown Naval Yard, Charlestown, MA.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edgar C. Hyman Co., Inc.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
