Cloth Fragment
- Title:
- America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty, Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.271
- Creator:
- ; Trumbull, John (1756-1843) -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1785
- Description:
- Textile fragment. English. Plain-woven cotton copperplate-printed in red. From Jaffrey House, Portsmouth, NH, c. 1785. Titled "AMERICA PRESENTING AT THE / ALTAR OF LIBERTY, MEDALLIONS / OF HER ILLUSTRIOUS SONS". After etchings by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere (c. 1736-1784), after John Trumbull (1756-1843). With typescript paper label: "CHINTZ, from the JAFFREY FAMILY HOME, Portsmouth, Plate Engraved by MONTAGUE. Gift to Miss Dorothy M. Vaughan." Print of Washington being guided by Peace, Minerva seen kneeling supporting three medallions of dual profiles, one "GEN. WASHINGTON/ B. FRANKLIN", two "S. HUNTINGTON/J. DICKINSON", three "C. THOMPSON/W. DRAYTON", a female figure looks on flaming altar. Two selvedges, one raw edge pressed over, one 0.125" hand-hemmed edge. Two blue yarns woven into the selvedge, a requirement of British import regulations. Object was framed; discoloration line from frame still visible on edges. See 2002.637.21 for identical print.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-14 W-27 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Handwritten note on frame backing paper: "Boston Sept 29, 1954. Dear Miss Vaughan, I have had this piece of Chinze since 1907 or 8 and late years I have felt it should be back in Portsmouth. So it gives me a pleasure and satisfaction to know you are now the owner. I pass it to you with my sincere Best Wishes. Harry R. Lord." - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Washington, George (1732-1799), Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796), Drayton, William Henry (1742-1779), Reed, Joseph (1741-1785), Dickinson, John (1732-1808), Thomson, Charles (1729-1824), Trumbull, John (1756-1843), Gates, Horatio Lloyd (1727-1806), du Simitiere, Pierre Eugene (1736-1784), Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004), Lord, Harry R., Jaffrey
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