Remnant, Textile
- Object Name:
- Remnant, Textile
- Object ID:
- 2002.637.18
- Creator:
- Durand, Asher B. (1796-1886)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1824-1825
- Description:
- Textile remnant. Commemorative of General Lafayette's 1824 tour of the United States. Engraved likeness of Lafayette attributed to Asher B. Durand. Square of plain-woven cotton, glazed and embossed surface with circular center portrait bust of Gen. Lafayette printed in black. Text around circle: "LA FAYETTE / THE NATIONS GUEST". Transfer-printed on glazed cotton with pressed stars and circle design in circular pattern. Part of embossed pattern on one edge suggests object was cut from a larger repeat pattern length. Pattern repeat 9". Four cut edges.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-9.5 L-9.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection. Commemoration of General Lafayette's visit to the United States in 1824. The general visited Portsmouth, NH, on September 1, 1824. Engraved likeness of Lafayette attributed to Asher B. Durand (1796-1886).
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Patriotism, Textiles, Textile industry, Textile printing, Engraving, Embossed prints, Embossed works, Cotton, Chintz, Doily
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