America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons
Entry/Object ID
1872.16.1
Description
Fragment of cotton (or cotton/linen) fabric copper-plate printed in sepia in the pattern "America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons." The fragment only includes the part of the scene with the trophies of war: a pile with arms such as pikes and cannon, drums, flags, and trumpets. The top of a tree is to the left. The fragment appears to be almost a complete selvedge width. The right hand side has a very small herm (1/8"). The selvage has two blue threads (now very faded) woven in, indicating British manufacture.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1785
Dimensions
Height
4-1/4 in
Width
26-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
The left end of the fragment is 3.5" high, the right is 4.25"
