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Printed Handkerchief

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a square handkerchief with a checkered border. The center of the handkerchief features a diamond shape with a smaller diamond inside it. Inside the smaller diamond is an American flag on a pole. The outside diamond has text along its four sides reading "Protection to Home Industries", "Tippecanoe & Morton", "Morton to Home", and "Protection to". Above the diamond are two banners. The left banner reads "For President, Benj. Harrison." The right banner reads "For Vice President, Levi P. Morton." The border around the edge of the handkerchief consists of rectangles and lines arranged in a pattern. The handkerchief is titled "Printed Handkerchief" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork Details

Date
1888
Medium
Silk, printed
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 617 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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