"A VIEW of the LANDING of GENERAL LAFAYETTE at NEW YORK Augt 1824" Commemorative Kerchief

Description:

"A VIEW of the LANDING of GENERAL LAFAYETTE at NEW YORK Augt 1824" Commemorative Kerchief, c. 1824, copper plate-printed red ink on cotton depicting the arrival of General Lafayette in New York harbor surrounded by sailing ships, steamboats, and whale boats, Castle Williams and the New York waterfront in the background, all bordered by a repeating Liberty cap motif, framed, ht. 26 1/2, wd. 28 3/4 in.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Textile is clean and bright, but laid down on mat board.


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