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Handkerchief
A REPRESENATAION OF THE FAMOUS MATCH RACE for 20,000 dollars aside between M.\r/ VAN RANST'S horse Eclipse and M.\r/ R. JOHNSON'S horse Henry.
1823-1823
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0971
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0971
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
A REPRESENATAION OF THE FAMOUS MATCH RACE for 20,000 dollars aside between M.\r/ VAN RANST'S horse Eclipse and M.\r/ R. JOHNSON'S horse Henry.
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1823-1823
Subject(s)
- Sporting events
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Copperplate Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
28.78 (W) x 23.7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.1 (W) x 60.3 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measured in Frame
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: 04//1955 Historical Handkerchiefs. 189-196.
• between pages 192 and 193Book: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and Silks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 10Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 73Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• page 22Book: 2006 The Great Match Race : When North met South in America's First Sports Spectacle.
• Author John Eisenberg, History behind the raceBook: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 346, C351