Depicted
Andrew Jackson
(American, 1767 – 1845)
Depicted
William Bainbridge
(1774-1833)
Depicted
Jacob Jennings Brown
(1775 - 1828)
Depicted
Stephen Decatur Jr.
(American, 1779 – 1820)
Kerchief
ca. 1815
Place madeUnited States, North America
Cotton
Overall: 28 × 31 in. (71.1 × 78.7 cm)
Purchase
1967.52
DescriptionCopperplate-printed cotton kerchief with two oval scenes in the center depicting the Battle at New Orleans and Fort Erie being taken, surrounded by six naval battle scenes and four portraits: Andrew Jackson, Jacob Jennings Brown, William Bainbridge, and Stephan Decatur; laurel leaf background; decorative border; printed in red ink on a white ground.Markingsprinted: all over: "AMERICAN VICTORIES/ UNITED WE STAND DEVIDED WE FALL./ LIBERTY AND/ INDEPENDENCE/ UNITED STATES & MACEDONIAN/ MAJR GEN BROWN/ WASP & FROLIC/ MAJR GENL JACKSON/ ENTERPRISE AND BOXER/ SUCCESS OF OUR BRAVE TARS/ GLORIOUS/ BATTLE AT NEW ORLEANS./ ..."
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