Independence to America

ca. 1800

Place madeLondon, England, Europe

Cotton

Overall: 24 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( 62.2 x 67.3 cm )

Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair

1952.59

DescriptionCopperplate-printed cotton kerchief with a female personification of Britannia handing George Washington an olive branch and another winged woman blowing a trumpet, all in a medallion flanked by cannons, flags, and other military objects; floral background; military helmets in the corners; printed in turkey red on a white ground; decorative border.

Markingsprinted: in upper medallion: "Independence/ to/ America" embroidered: in upper medallion: "I * C" printed: under medallion: "Drawn and engraved by B. Warren No. 6/ Vine street Adjoining Mutten Lane Clerkenwall/ London"

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