Depicted
Henry Clay
(American, 1777 – 1852)
Related person
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Cincinnati Clay Glee Club Ribbon
1844
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silk
Overall: 9 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 23.2 x 7.3 cm )
INV.6634.4
DescriptionCream silk ribbon printed in black and gold. Images of eagle with banderole in beak, portrait of Henry Clay in oval frame surround with flags, man shearing sheep with woman watching. Imprinted in gold "Cincinnati/Clay Glee/CLUB." Imprinted in black on eagle's banderole: "OUR COUNTRY'S RISIN/FOR HENRY CLAY & FREYLINGHUYSEN"; imprinted in black: "HENRY CLAY/1844/A NATION'S CHOICE, THE PROTECTOR OF/AMERICAN LABOUR."MarkingsInscription: in gold metallic ink: "Cincinnati/Clay Glee/CLUB."
Inscription: on eagle's banderole: "OUR COUNTRY'S RISIN/FOR HENRY CLAY & FREYLINGHUYSEN"
Inscription: "HENRY CLAY/1844/A NATION'S CHOICE, THE PROTECTOR OF/AMERICAN LABOUR."
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