Hermes 'Statue of Liberty Centennial' Silk Scarf by Joachim Metz, circa 1984

Presented is a patriotic “New York” silk and metallic thread embroidered souvenir, dating to the early 20th century. The souvenir is a glorious and intricate crafted depiction of the...

Presented is a rare Centennial patriotic flag banner, dating to 1876. The flag’s brilliant blue canton is spectacular, with 81 five-pointed, rayed stars, arranged to read “1776” and “1876.” The flag’s design is completed with thirteen alternating red and white stripes. The flag is a three-piece, treadle-sewn sewn construction, printed on a thin wool and cotton blend. Along the edge, there is a narrow, treadle-sewn sleeve made of cotton tape. In the lead up to the nation’s Centennial in 1876, flag makers and individuals looked to the past for designs to produce as part of the country’s many celebrations. Popular interpretation of the stars and stripes undoubtedly reached its climax of variety and originality at the time of our Nation’s first Centennial. Since no design restrictions were placed on flagmaker’s imaginations and no strict distinctions were drawn between official and unofficial star counts, it is no surprise that, on the occasion of the Centennial, creativity in flag design was not the exception, but the rule. The cantons from this period presented an array of geometric abstractions. Great star patterns, referred to as the “starry flower of Liberty” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, that were popular from 1818 and on, resurfaced in Centennial flags...

This small charming 13-star flag waver was made for and sold during the nation’s Centennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1876. All manner of flags were made for the official Centen...

Mackay, Charles. Life and Liberty in America: or, Sketches of a Tour in the United States and Canada, in 1857-8. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1859. Octavo. Illustrated with ten engra...

Made of non-woven textile (Airtag) by D. Švejdova. Signed. Marked by VUV Brno (Research Institut in Woolen) Very good original condition.

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