Linen damask napkin; U.S. Eagle & "We Offer Peace; Ready for War", early 19th century
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1850
notes: label: Description
content: Linen damask napkin; U.S. Eagle & "We Offer Peace; Ready for War", early 19th century. 29 1/2" square. Known to have been owned by Ann Bourne Osborn Avery, married 1867. Possibly also owned by her mother, Sybil Avery Perkins. Central medallion of American eagle with shield body, wings outstretched, facing right side, clutching arrows in one claw and laurel in the other. Suprscription in a banner: E Pluribus Unum; Inscribed underneath, We Offer peace / Ready for War. Wreath surround. Wide border of flowers and grape and leaves, corner blocks; narrow outer border of twining ribbons. Possibly woven in Ireland or in Great Britain for the American market. Several linen damask napkins and tablecloths with similar motifs are known.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sybil Avery Perkins through Mrs. Robert G. Johnson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11151
label: catalog number
content: T11151
label: catalog number
content: T.11151
label: accession number
content: 203588
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Napkin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: damask; jacquard woven (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 29 1/2 in; 74.93 cm x 74.93 cm