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1799
GUSN-55778
White silk armband commemorating George Washington's death; ink inscription says it belonged to Eliza S. Quincy and was worn by her. Picture of ladies mourning at Washington's tomb. Enclosed in glass and sealed with passe partout binding.
armbands
glass (material)
leather
printing (process)
silk (textile)
commemoratives
deaths
mourning
Armband, Mourning
Silk
Transfer Printed
Glass
Leather
George Washington
Death
Mourning
Commemorative
Armband, Mourning
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Unknown
11 3/8 x 2 5/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Edmund Quincy
1970.501
Massachusetts (United States)
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