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Handkerchief
Lafayette's Arrival at Independence Hall
Germantown Works
1824-1825
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Germantown Works (Artist)
Place of Origin
Germantown; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1967.0144
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1967.0144
Object Name
Handkerchief
Title
Lafayette's Arrival at Independence Hall
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Germantown Works (Artist)
Place of Origin
Germantown; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1824-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Inscription: Germantown Print Works
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Lafayette
- Philadelphia
- New York
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
14.8 (W) x 13.7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
37.6 (W) x 34.9 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measured in Frame
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Idzerda, Stanley J, et al. 1989 Lafayette, Hero of Two Worlds: The Art and Pageantry of His Farewell Tour of America, 1824-1825. 201.
• Published as fig. no. 117, p. 125.Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 8-9.Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 75.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 93, fig. 4.14 - 4.15Article: Strazdes, Diana. 2022 The Transformative Power of Spaces: Rembrandt Peale's Patriae Pater and Lafayette in Philadelphia. Winterthur Portfolio. 56, No. 2/3 (Summer/Autumn 2022): 95-126.
• Published: p. 110, fig. 10