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Manufacturer:
Merrimack Manufacturing Company, (American, founded 1822)  Search this
Subject:
George Washington, American, 1732–1799  Search this
Christopher Columbus, Italian, d. 1506  Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 45.7 × 62.2 cm (18 in. × 24 1/2 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Made in:
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Date:
1892–1893
Description:
Commemorative textile with red, white and blue vertical stripes with scattered stars enclosing abbreviations of state names. A large medallion of Columbus discovering America alternates with the Status of Liberty. On the left side, small medallions of President George Washington alternate with a map of the Americas. On the right side, medallions of the Capitol Building alternate with a portrait of Columbus.
Credit Line:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Katharine Kreiser and Arthur Larson
Accession Number:
2016-35-82
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f645786e-3836-4565-91ef-f05f7ca9de25
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2016-35-82