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Textile, printed
1850-1900
Description
This linen textile is printed with a silhouette portrait of New York politician DeWitt Clinton. The textile is a plain weave, undyed linen with four raw edges. The image, printed in off-white, grey, and black, depicts a full-length profile of Clinton, in silhouette, wearing a long coat and standing with his hands behind his back. A map labeled “Map of New York” is on the wall behind him. In the bottom left corner of the textile is printed text reading “No. 72” and a diamond logo containing block letters reading “Hiawatha.” This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.069.012
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Arthur D. Larson and Katharine Larson Kreiser
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Object Number
2017.0019.069.012
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1850-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom center
Inscription: DE WITT CLINTON.
Type: Inscription
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: NO. 72
Type: Mark
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: HIAWATHA / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Government
- Political figure
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Native American
- Dewitt Clinton
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
8.25 (W) x 12 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.955 (W) x 30.48 (L)