Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2852
Date:
ca. 1904
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 7/8 in. ( 17.8 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: at lower left beneath image, woven in black: "JOHNSON, COWDIN & Co./NEW YORK"
Inscription: at lower right beneath image, woven in black: "MILLS: PATERSON, N.J./& PHOENIXVILLE, PA."
Description:
White and black jaquard-woven silk ribbon with portrait of George Washington within oval medallion at center; beneath are crossed laurel branches and scrolling band inscribed: "St. LOUIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION"; inscription above: "THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
