Commemorative textile

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Length of three un-cut-apart American flags with 39 stars made for the 1876 Centennial in Philadelphia. Around the border are the flags of nations that participated in the Centennial.

Credit Line

Bequest of Elinor Merrell

Date

1876

Accession Number

1995-50-300

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Commemorative textile

Medium

Medium: cotton Technique: roller-printed on plain weave.

Dimensions

Warp: 134 cm (52 3/4in.). Weft: (selvage to selvage) 63cm (24 3/4 in.).

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49074d6f8-2d64-4bbb-a0be-8effe860f6f5

Record ID

chndm_1995-50-300

Commemorative textile

Object Details

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Description

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Date

Accession Number

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