Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Textile yardage
Object Number:
1941.107
Date:
1846-1848
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 84 x 25 1/2 in. ( 213.4 x 64.8 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed yardage of an all over pattern with a portrait of Zachary Taylor on his horse, Whitey, with a battle scene in the background within a floral pattern and stars; printed in teal, green, sepia, and brown on a tan ground.
Gallery Label:
This yardage was probably made for the presidential campaign of Zachary Taylor of 1848.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
