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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image. Three columns of repeating patterns. Each column contains a vertical strip of text with the following words visible on the left column: MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA. The middle column words are: MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA. The right column words are: NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, Delaware and Georgia are partially cut off on the middle and right columns. The middle vertical strips contain 2 crossed muskets. The left and right vertical strips contain 3 bells with crowns on top. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1876
Medium
Engraved roller-printed cotton
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 446 px
Public Domain
Yes
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