Sold for:
$1,353
$1,353
Apotheosis of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Printed Textile Fragments, England, c. 1785-1800, red-printed on cotton, one fragment depicting George Washington with a figure of an Indian princess supporting a shield reading "AMERICA/INDEPEND/ANCE/1776 in a leopard-drawn chariot behind to Native Americans blowing trumpets, the second fragment depicting Benjamin Franklin and "Liberty" holding a banner reading "WHERE LIBERTY SWELLS THERE IS MY COUNTRY," (minor staining), ht. to 21, wd. to 31 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-02-27
