Textile fragment

ca. 1830

Place madeUnited States, North America

Cotton

Overall: 31 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. ( 79.4 x 64.1 cm )

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair

1941.105

This textile was adapted from an earlier French toile with the inscription "Les Presidents des Etats-Unis." The French version includes the eagle, but the frigate and Jackson are not printed.

DescriptionCotton roller-printed textile fragment with a central portrait medallion of Andrew Jackson with an American bald eagle to his right, a frigate (U.S.S. Constitution) to his left, and portraits of the first six presidents of the United States below; all on a ground of clouds; printed in blue ink on a white ground.

Markingsprinted: around medallion: "SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE ARMY & NAVY * PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM MARCH 4 1829 T0" printed: below portraits: "THOMAS JEFFERSON/ PRESIDENT FROM 1801 TO 1809/ JOHN Q ADAMS/ PRESIDENT FROM 1825 TO 1829/ JAMES MONROE/ PRESIDENT FROM 1817 TO 1825/ WASHINGTON/ PRESIDENT FROM 1789 TO 1797/ JAMES MADISON/ PRESIDENT FROM 1809 TO 1817/ JOHN ADAMS/ PRESIDENT FROM 1797 TO 1801"

ClassificationsTEXTILES