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Fac-similes of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence
American Silk Label Manufacturing Company1925
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Trophy of eagle, flags and cannon in black, red, white and blue at the top. Followed by text, the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and credit at bottom.
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- Title: Fac-similes of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence
- Creator: American Silk Label Manufacturing Company
- Date Created: 1925
- Type: Commemorative picture
- Rights: Gift of Milton Sonday
- Medium: Medium: silk Technique: jacquard woven
- Inscribed: under eagle, " Facsimiles of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence July 4 1776 taken from Irvings History of the united states which John Quincy Adams certified were EXACT IMITATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL" at bottom under names, "Presented as a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary of the American Silk Label Mfg Co. 116 West 32nd St. New York Mills at Unionville N.Y. Sussex N.J. 1875 1925
- Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection, March 6–September 7, 2009.
- Dimensions: Warp x Weft: 27.5 x 15 cm (10 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
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