The Constitution Must Be Preserved
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1860
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Printed cotton with a repeating design of laurel branches with a scroll which reads "The Constitution must be Preserved," on a background sprinkled with stars. Printed in brown, tan and pink on an ivory ground. Printed in support of the Constitutional Union Party's presidential candidate, John Bell, in 1860.
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 Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1915-30-2
objectType: label: Type
content: printed, dyed & painted textiles
label: Object Name
content: Fragment
label: Type
content: Fragment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave Label: cotton printed by engraved roller
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 29.5 x 29.5 cm (11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)