Depicted/Commemorated
Christopher Columbus
(1451 - 1506)
Artist/Maker
Atlas Silk Co.
Ribbon
1892
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silk
Overall: 12 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 30.8 x 10.8 cm )
INV.3164
DescriptionPolychrome jaquard-woven silk ribbon depicting statue of Columbus on pedestal inscribed "COLUMBUS/1492"; image of eagle with American flag and laurel branches below; scenes of Columbus' discovery, sailing ship, statue of Liberty, and Brooklyn bridge in background; crossed Spanish and American flags above, with inscription: "IN MEMORIAM/1492 - 1892"; inscription above bottom edge: "NEW YORK/1892/With Compliments of the Atlas Silk Co."
MarkingsInscription: woven in black at lower right of monument: "J.J.JORDAN"
ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
