Object Details
- Hermès, (Paris, France, founded 1837)
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Printed scarf to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Inside a blue border are official state seals of forty-nine states in gold on a red ground. In center is a rectangle containing a US map in red on a light blue ground. The rectangle also contains: the state seal of Hawaii on the lower left and on the lower right are the figures of liberty and justice. At the top of the rectangle is George Washington in the Chariot of Liberty. A quote above the chariot reads: "Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country." Hanging as a swag from the frame is: "1776 United States 1976."
- Credit Line
- Gift of Hermès S.A.
- 1976
- Accession Number
- 1976-61-1-a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- printed, dyed & painted textiles
- Commemorative scarf
- Medium
- Medium: silk Technique: printed on 2/2 twill
- Dimensions
- H x W: 88.3 × 92 cm (34 3/4 × 36 1/4 in.)
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Textiles Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1976-61-1-a
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4300408a0-28d0-4cee-bf1e-3535d68ee88e
