Commemorative Bookmark for the Centennial of the United States, 1876

Contact Us About This
THF245515 / Commemorative Bookmark for the Centennial of the United States, 1876
01

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Bookmark

Date Made

1876

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

75.142.197

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Nate S. Shapero & Ruth B. Shapero Collection.

Material

Silk (Textile)

Technique

Jacquard weaving

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Length: 6.5 in (without tassel)
Length: 8 in (with tassel)
Width: 2.125 in

Inscriptions

front, top: THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, / AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, / FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES. front, under image of George Washington: NEW HAMPSHIRE / RHODE ISLAND / MASSACHUSETTS / NEW YORK / CONNECTICUT / NEW JERSEY / PENNSYLVANIA / VIRGINIA / DELAWARE / N. CAROLINA / S. CAROLINA / MARYLAND / GEORGIA / 1776 1876 / E PLURIBUS UNUM back, top: B.B. TILT & SON, N.Y. & PATERSON, N.J.
Keywords