Commemorative textile
date: label: Date
content: 1892
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Commemorative fabric celebrating the Columbian Exposition of 1892–93 in Chicago. Vertical pink stripes have elaborate laurel wreaths with ribbons that contain portraits of George Washington and Christopher Columbus as well as medallions of the Western hemisphere and the Capital building wreathed in pink flowers. Between the medallions is the inscription: E Pluribus Unum. Wider pink stripes have elaborate oval frames containing the scene of Columbus's arrival surmounted by the Statue of Liberty. Inscriptions include: 1492 America Discovered and 1892 World's Fair Chicago. Spaces between the pink stripes have stars outlined in light blue with individual state names inside.
place: label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Braguin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1981-11-4
objectType: label: Type
content: printed, dyed & painted textiles
label: Type
content: Commemorative textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Material: cotton Technique: plain weave