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Textile fragment

ca. 1830
Place madeUnited States, North America
Cotton
Overall: 48 x 24 in. ( 121.9 x 61 cm )
X.61
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.
DescriptionRoller-printed cotton 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:
ClassificationsTEXTILES