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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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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