"Farmers Almanacs For the Years of Our Lord 1816 & 1817" Wall Hanging, 1814-1815

Artifact

Wall hanging

Date Made

1814-1815

Subject Date

1816-1817

Place of Creation

United Kingdom, England 

Keywords

United States, Kentucky 

United States, Maryland 

United States, Pennsylvania 

United States, Tennessee 

United States, Virginia 

Wall hangings 

Almanacs 

Eagles 

Farmers 

Flags 

Leap year 

Zodiac symbols 

American Revolution, 1775-1783 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.4.679

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Linen (Material)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Red
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 in

Width: 21 in

Inscriptions

at top: The FARMERS ALMANACS for the Years of our LORD / 1816 Being Bissextile or Leap Year & 40th of American Independance. & 1817 Being the 1st after Bissextile or Leap year & 41st of American Independance. / CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIANS OF / MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, AND TENNESSEE