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1829 Andrew Jackson / Presidents Historical Printed Cotton Textile, Threads #70

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1829 Andrew Jackson / Presidents Historical Printed Cotton Textile, Threads #70
Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Andrew Jackson Presidents Pictorial Printed Cotton Textile “Magnanimous in Peace - Victorious in War.” Threads #70
1829-Dated, Large Pictorial Textile Displaying United States Presidents to Andrew Jackson, Printed on Cotton Linen, Very Fine.
Original historic Printed Textile, brown on white cotton, 23” x 19”, mounted to board. Dampstaining at the left side, having even overall modest fade, some specks on Monroe’s hair and expected tone, laid down on heavy art board for prior display. Printed with rollers in a repeating 14-inch pattern, prominently shows a handsome President Andrew Jackson, whose large portrait appears within a surrounding inscribed banner style frame. Jackson is joined by his Six Presidential predecessors: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. This textile was produced while Jackson was still in office, evidenced as there is no date for the end of his presidency. Below his portrait the inscription reads: “Magnanimous in Peace - Victorious in War.” The border of his portrait reads: “Supreme Commander of the Army and Navy - President of the United States from March 4, 1829 to ...”. A Heraldic American Eagle appears to Jackson’s left, with an image of the frigate USS Constitution, flying a 23-Star American Flag, is proudly displayed to his right. This Textile is Listed as #70 illustrated on page 78 of the reference book titled “Threads of History” issued by the Smithsonian.
It is interesting to note is that the Flag flown on the famous frigate USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), actually should have held 24 Stars at that time of manufacture, dated in 1829. Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as the 23rd State, and Missouri was admitted the following year as State number 24. Thus, 24 Stars.