[Americana] [Lafayette, Marquis de] Silk Mourning Ribbon
[Americana] [Lafayette, Marquis de] Silk Mourning Ribbon
No place, ca. 1834. White silk mourning ribbon with black trim; printed in black, with printed profile portrait of Lafayette, and printed text, "The Nation Mourns a Hero Gone...Long Tried and Never Found Wanting"; small metal eagle mounted to felt star at top. Fraying at top and bottom edges; old creasing.
A fine and scarce mourning ribbon for Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
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[Americana] [Lafayette, Marquis de] Silk Mourning Ribbon
No place, ca. 1834. White silk mourning ribbon with black trim; printed in black, with printed profile portrait of Lafayette, and printed text, "The Nation Mourns a Hero Gone...Long Tried and Never Found Wanting"; small metal eagle mounted to felt star at top. Fraying at top and bottom edges; old creasing.
A fine and scarce mourning ribbon for Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Books & Manuscripts