Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Textile fragment on backing: G. Washington
Object Number:
1941.665
Date:
1932
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. ( 31.8 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed textile fragment with a repeating pattern of a George Washington portrait, after Gilbert Stuart, in a medallion of stars and foliage with an acorn encircled American bald eagle below; printed in maroon, sepia, blue, teal, and orange on a white ground.
Gallery Label:
This textile print was issued for the bicentennial celebration of George Washington's birthday.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ollie Scott Butler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
