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T-shaped bedspread fragment; red and white copperplate image of Washington standing on Chariot of America; two leopards. Two Indians trumpet his arrival; flags attached to trumpets. In rear view of American dragoons.
bedspreads
miniatures (toys)
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
hand weaving
tabby (textile)
Bedspread
In shield: American/Independ/ance/1776
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Unknown
16 1/2 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
1935.394
Collins, H.R.. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth. [No Publisher].
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